Roseburg’s Tyler Popken shoots 90 on Day 1 of golf state championships BANKS — Roseburg High School’s Tyler Popken is tied for 72nd after the first round of the high school golf state championships on Monday at Quail Valley Golf Course. The senior was 18-over par for the day, shooting a 90 and winding…

May 14, 2024 4:00 a.m. In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight: The 204th Army Band will play at Mill Site Park in Myrtle Creek Tuesday night. The group of Army soldiers is presenting a rock band program from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is happening just four days ahead of Armed Forces Day, which is…

May 14, 2024 3:50 a.m. 11.56 percent, or 10,352 ballots for the May Presidential Primary Election have been received by the Douglas County Clerk’s Office, as of Monday. County Clerk Daniel Loomis said that lags 5.81 percent behind the participation rate for the same point in the 2020 Primary Election. Loomis said as of Tuesday,…

May 14, 2024 3:40 a.m. Oregon State Police jailed a Riddle man following a stolen sign truck incident early Friday. Information from OSP released Monday said shortly after 4:00 a.m. workers with the Oregon Department of Transportation reported that the vehicle had been stolen from an active work zone on Interstate 5 at Winchester., The…

May 14, 2024 3:30 a.m. A section of Northwest Edenbower Boulevard in Roseburg will close for two nights next week as work on a 24-inch water transmission pipe replacement project continues. A City release said the closure will be between Northwest Aviation Drive and Northeast Stephens Street. It will close to all traffic between 7:00…

May 14, 2024 3:20 a.m. The Roseburg VA Medical Center will have the 14th annual National VA2K Walk & Roll and Health Fair on Wednesday. A VA release said it’s a special event where veterans, employees, and veteran caregivers come together for a great cause. Participants can take a 1.24 mile walk or roll to…

May 14, 2024 3:05 a.m. Roseburg’s Fir Grove Park Splash Pad will open Memorial Day weekend. A City release said the facility offers a cool oasis where residents can escape the heat this summer. Roseburg Parks and Recreation crews are getting ready to fill the system’s 4,000- gallon water tank so they can open the…

May 14, 2024 2:50 a.m.  Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center will host the third annual Barks & Recreation event in Stewart Park this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Executive Director Jennifer Barta said the event is designed to celebrate the human-canine family bond with fun dog-related activities and raise funds for Saving Grace…

State Treasurer Tobias Read is running for Secretary of State.  He talks about what he would like to do if elected: https://kqen.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/20240513191044/idc513.wav ​Read More  

May 13, 2024 11:10 a.m.  A Medford man was jailed after a DUII crash on Sunday. A DCSO report said just after 12:20 p.m. a deputy responded to a motor vehicle crash with a possibly intoxicated driver in the 100 block of Buck Creek Road in Curtin. The deputy located a pickup that was blocking…

May 13, 2024 10:50 a.m.   A Tenmile man was jailed for felony assault and other charges following an incident on Sunday night. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said just before 9:00 p.m. multiple witnesses observed 41-year-old Trevor Case driving recklessly away from a residence in the 1000 block of Strickland Canyon Road before crashing…

May 13, 2024 10:30 a.m.  Detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team arrested a 62-year-old man on Friday. Lieutenant Rick McCarther said at approximately 12:00 p.m. DINT detectives were in the area of a business and residence in the 4,000 block of Hooker Road conducting a follow up investigation on a previous case. McCarther said…

May 13, 2024 10:10 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a man after an alleged trespass incident on Sunday. An RPD report said just before 11:30 p.m. officers contacted a 40-year-old in the basement of a vacant residence in the 300 block of Southeast Ella Street. Officers contacted the owner of the property who wished to pursue…

May 13, 2024 10:00 a.m. Roseburg Police jailed a man after a reported escape incident on Sunday. An RPD report said officers contacted 30-year-old Alexander Smith as he was trespassing on the railroad tracks near Southeast Mosher Avenue and Southeast Sheridan Street. The man allegedly ran when officers asked him for his name. Smith reportedly…

May 13, 2024 9:40 a.m. Roseburg Police jailed a man for alleged disorderly conduct incidents on Saturday. An RPD report said at 11:30 a.m. officers responded after multiple callers said a man was creating disturbances along Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard. The man was called in at a store in the 900 block after he reportedly…