Pedestrian killed on I-5 — Oregon State Police say a Tuesday afternoon crash killed a 51-year-old female pedestrian in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon. Sgt. Matt Bowersox said a commercial truck pulling a trailer was southbound in the right lane in Sutherlin when the pedestrian began to run from the right shoulder toward the center median. The pedestrian was hit by the trailer’s rear wheels and was dead at the scene. Lt. Gregg Hastings says the name of the victim will be released today. The southbound lanes were closed with detours while the crash was investigated. All lanes reopened by about 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Prison fight — Oregon Corrections officials say an Eastern Oregon prison plagued by inmate fights in the past week is slowly returning to normal. Regular visiting hours are expected to resume today. Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution spokesman Ron Miles says there have been no fights since Friday. The medium-security prison at Pendleton has been on lockdown most of the time since May 26 after multiple inmate fights. An investigation of the brawls continues. The Oregonian reports that 90 inmates who played roles in at least three big fights have been locked in disciplinary segregation. The first of the recent fights broke out on Memorial Day in a dining hall. The prison houses approximately 1,700 men.

Puffed-corn factory — A company that makes puffed corn snacks plans to build a 135,000-square-foot factory in Junction City, where hiring over several years could reach 150 employees. Cosmos Creations CEO John Strasheim says the company is firming up financing and hopes to have the $4 million steel-frame building completed by year’s end. He says Cosmos has 55 employees at its current Junction City factory and offices and with the new factory eventually plans to add another 150. Strasheim bought the company from its founders in 2011. He has focused on automating production and increasing sales. He says the caramel corn is now sold in every state, as well as in Canada. Privately held Cosmos doesn’t disclose sales figures.

Shoplifting settlement — A jury awarded $105,000 Monday to a 59-year-old African-American woman who was falsely accused of shoplifting at the H&M clothing store at the Clackamas Town Center in suburban Portland. Brenda Moaning was one of hundreds of shoppers to flock to the opening days of the store in May 2011, but she says she was singled out by loss-prevention officers because she is black. Multnomah County jurors said Moaning didn’t prove racial discrimination, but they said H&M had committed false arrest and acted with malice. Moaning feels vindicated on some points but is disappointed that jurors found race didn’t play a role. She was accused of taking a sweater, but she had already paid for it.

Cutting red tape — The West Linn City Council passed a package of amendments at Monday’s meeting to cut red tape. It’s a bundle of changes rolling back city regulations to stimulate economic growth. The changes were developed over a year of discussion with residents and businesses. They change the city development code and code variances, the comprehensive plan, land use appeal process and parking rules.

Escaped sheep — Police in Sherwood chased six runaway sheep on foot and in patrol cars after the animals escaped from the back of a trailer. Sherwood police Capt. Ty Hanlon says the sheep were spotted Monday morning near a Safeway store close to Roy Rogers Road. Off they went — to an ice arena, back to Safeway, across a highway and through a shopping center. Eventually they split up, four going into a neighborhood, two headed toward another grocery store. Officers managed to round them up within about a half-hour and loaded them back into the trailer. Hanlon says the sheep had some close calls when they crossed streets and a busy highway but all were unhurt.