KUOW Newsroom

Aug 05 2024 100 ep. 6 mins 406

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Catch up on the local headlines of the day with the "KUOW Newsroom" podcast. One podcast feed, all the great local reporting you expect from KUOW and NPR.

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Washington state and counties square off over juvenile rehabilitation closures

Aug 05 2024 3 mins

One issue: DCYF’s transfer of 43 men in their early 20s from Green Hill to an adult prison.

Boeing chooses a new CEO, who reportedly plans to lead company from Seattle area

Jul 31 2024 5 mins

‘In symbolic terms, it would be enormous for this area. It would mean reversing mistakes that have been made over 20 years.’ -Dominic Gates on Boeing news

Omelet with a side of Bach: Kenji López-Alt’s experimental cooking performance

Jul 19 2024 3 mins

NPR host, check. Cabaret singer, check. Reality TV show host? Ari Shapiro does it all

Jul 02 2024 8 mins

The NPR All Things Considered co-host told us about hosting Season Two of the Netflix series "The Mole."

Does the US Supreme Court ruling on public camping bans criminalize homelessness?

Jun 28 2024 7 mins

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that cities can ban camping and sleeping in public, even if there is no shelter to send them to, overturning a previous ruling that has guided cities' approaches to homelessness for years.

Auburn cop found guilty of murder in 2019 death of Jesse Sarey

Jun 27 2024 3 mins

Jeffrey Nelson, an Auburn police officer who was charged for shooting and killing Jesse Sarey, 26, in 2019, was found guilty of murder and assault on Thursday. Nelson is the first officer in Washington state to be convicted under a new legal standard for holding cops accountable for using deadly force.

In stunning reversal, Auburn officer won’t testify at his murder trial

Jun 17 2024 3 mins

Police officer Jeffrey Nelson will not testify in the murder trial against him

Washington officials plan to release abortion pill stockpile after SCOTUS upholds access

Jun 13 2024 4 mins

Washington officials say after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone Thursday, the state will start to release its stockpile of the drug. But it’s unclear whether the state will renew that stockpile if the medication faces additional federal challenges.

50 years of Pride in Seattle: The early days of the LGBTQ+ fight for acceptance

Jun 06 2024 8 mins

This first Pride, though big in spirit, was minuscule compared to what it has become today.

Poet Maggie Smith's search for self, understanding, and human connection

Jun 04 2024 8 mins

Poet Maggie Smith will read from and talk about her work on June 8 at Hugo House.