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Rantz: Democrats sue to kill WA's one election security feature, which makes fraud easier
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Hundreds gather at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum to ring in the Lunar New Year
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Seattle Kraken's best-kept secret this year? Goalie coach Steve Briere
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Vigil in place at intersection where 23-year-old was hit and killed by SPD officer
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WA lawmakers discuss bill to ban for-profit pet sales at retail stores
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Local News
Frank Sumrall
Seattle protests tame following release of Tyre Nichols footage
Seattle is preparing for city-wide protests over what the Memphis Police Chief described as “acts that defy humanity.”
L.B. Gilbert
Lake Stevens HS employee arrested for alleged sexual misconduct
A Lake Stevens School District employee is under arrest after being suspected of improper sexual contact with at least one child.
Frank Sumrall
Providence rated worst nonprofit hospital in country regarding consumer practices
Providence, a nonprofit hospital located in Renton, has reportedly saved more than $700 million that was intended for the community.
L.B. Gilbert
Multiple rent stabilization bills aim to control extreme increases
Two bill proposals are on the floor of the state legislature that looks to impose some limits on ever-increasing rent prices.
KIRO 7 News Staff
Parents have 1 last chance to voice concerns over Bellevue schools consolidation
Bellevue parents have one last chance to hear about the district’s plans to consolidate some elementary schools and shift students to other school campuses.
Bill Kaczaraba
Winter chill returns to Puget Sound region
The winter chill has returned to the Puget Sound region with highs only in the 30s.Seattle Sports
Brent Stecker
Are we overlooking Drew Lock as Seahawks starting QB option?
Of all the Seahawks' options to start at QB in 2023, Drew Lock is the one getting the least attention. Bump and Stacy break down why it's viable.
Brent Stecker
Mariners’ Cal Raleigh: ‘Pretty disgusting the kind of stuff’ pitching staff has
Cal Raleigh joined the Mariners Hot Stove on Seattle Sports to talk about the team's stellar pitching staff, catching with an injured thumb and more.
The Associated Press
Jakimovski, Powell, Gueye help WSU Cougars past ASU 75-58
Andrej Jakimovski scored a career-high 22 points to help the WSU Cougars beat Arizona State 75-58 in Pac-12 action on Saturday night.
Brandon Gustafson
Seahawks Draft: The top QBs, how deep the edge rusher class is, more
Ourlads.com's Jon Cooper joined Wyman & Bob to discuss the Seahawks and the 2023 NFL Draft, including insight into this year's top QBs.
Brandon Gustafson
Bump: How Lamar Jackson’s situation sheds light on Geno Smith, Seahawks
Michael Bumpus thinks we can learn a lot about Seahawks-Geno Smith contract talks by looking at Lamar Jackson's negotiations with Baltimore.
Stacy Rost
What we hope the Seahawks learned from the Russell Wilson trade
There's plenty to be learned from the Seahawks' trade of Russell Wilson, with two large points Curtis Rogers and Stacy Rost learned.Jason Rantz
Jason Rantz Show
Seattle Police on Tyre Nichols protest: Hoping for best, preparing for worst
Many cities across the country, including Seattle, are preparing for a possible protest following the release of the Tyre Nichols video.
Frank Sumrall
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison: Malpractice led to increase in car theft
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday against car manufacturers Kia and Hyundai.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: State releasing sex predators to unsecured housing by school bus stop
Washington DSHS tried to quietly release sexually violent predators into a residential neighborhood in Tenino.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: WA DOH censored critics of 'transmasculine people with a cervix' ad
Desperately craving inclusion, the DOH is using Washingtonians to earn social currency, hoping to add to the department's progressive bona fides.
Frank Sumrall
Legislation to claim RVs as homesteads muddies Seattle's homeless problem
Washington's Senate Housing Committee examined a bill last week aiming to prevent RVs being used as temporary housing from being towed.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Sounders fans livid new sponsor won't perform abortion, needless child gender surgery
A small but irascible group of Sounders FC fans are livid as the team's new sponsor doesn't provide abortion services.Dave Ross
Dave Ross
Ross: An odyssey of awe, a leaky ceiling and the power of self-confidence
Three weeks ago, Colleen and I interviewed researcher Dacher Keltner on the subject of Awe – which he defines as follows.
Dave Ross
Ross: Ticketmaster's monopoly challenged in congressional hearing
Members of a Senate committee – Republican and Democrat seemed to agree at yesterday’s hearing that Ticketmaster has become a monopoly.
Dave Ross
Ross: Republicans know their spending cuts are unpopular
Have Republicans specified what it is they would cut that's a big enough spending item to make a difference in the debt?
Dave Ross
Ross: A big, trillion dollar platinum coin can solve the debt crisis
A $1 trillion coin obviously has no practical use – my barista won’t take a fifty – but it would instantly put debt below the current limit.
Dave Ross
Ross: Finland's affordable housing strategy could work here too
You can’t make a profit building low-income housing and providing support services to the residents, but one Finland resident found a way.
Dave Ross
Ross: The coffee jitters are the least anxious part of my morning brew
Is it environmentally responsible to make your morning coffee with a single-use coffee pod? Dave dives into the data.Gee & Ursula
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Mother of man killed by police 'urging people to protest peacefully'
Tyre Nichols died after a traffic stop in Memphis turned violent with police. His mother is urging people to protest peacefully.
Frank Sumrall
Gee Scott: 'Not even an effort' from politicians after surge of mass shootings
"And there is absolutely nothing that is going to happen in Congress to help try and prevent not even not even an attempt," Gee said.
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Gee Scott on updated Doomsday Clock: 'We're close to the end'
A group of Atomic Scientists say we are "at a time of unprecedented danger" after moving the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight.
Frank Sumrall
Pierce County leaks precious data, KIRO's Gee Scott among victims
The mistake was quickly spotted, according to county officials, as the information that went public was quickly deleted within two hours.
Bill Kaczaraba
Pierce County Deputy Sheriff: Little to no consequences for teen crime
A Pierce County deputy sheriff says the region is seeing an uptick in teen crime partly because there are little to no consequences.
Bill Kaczaraba
Microsoft institutes 'unlimited time off' policy for U.S. workers
Redmond-based tech giant Microsoft has announced a new policy "unlimited time off" for full-time workers based in the U.S.Podcasts
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Seattle Traffic
Chris Sullivan
Speed cameras on freeways? Seems like a quick way to make roads safer
We have them in school zones, and we have them at intersections, is it time to put speed cameras on the freeways to keep speeds down?
Chris Sullivan
WSDOT is hiring, but can it keep people from bolting for better pay?
The Washington Department of Transportation is back to pre-COVID-19 staffing levels, but can the agency keep those hires from leaving?
Chris Sullivan
Gas prices have been creeping up, but who's responsible?
Gas prices are on the rise again in Washington, and it doesn't have anything to do with the war in Ukraine or supply issues in the U.S.
Chris Sullivan
Emergency repairs to close multiple I-5 lanes in Everett this weekend
State transit officials are going to close two of the three northbound I-5 lanes around Marine View Drive in Everett all weekend.
Chris Sullivan
Tow truck drivers beg for more protection on our roads
They clear our roads, many times in the dark of night, with no protection. Is it time to give tow truck drivers more visibility on our roads?
Chris Sullivan
Boulders return to prevent homeless camps along WA highways
Let's talk about boulders -- specifically, the use of boulders to prevent homeless camps from returning to sites along freeways and highways.Feliks Banel: NW History and All Over The Map
Feliks Banel
Cold War film 'A Day Called X' imagines Soviet attack on Portland
In 1957, CBS aired a 30-minute film imagining what might happen if Portland, Oregon, came under threat of nuclear attack.
Feliks Banel
How were Pacific, Pend Oreille and Pierce counties named?
This is the ‘Minding Your Ps’ edition (and ninth overall episode) of “County Countdown," covering Pacific, Pend Oreille, and Pierce counties.
Feliks Banel
Remembering the night Larry King broadcast live from the Space Needle
Fans of Larry King remember his late night phone-in program, which stopped in Seattle in 1981 to broadcast straight from the Space Needle.
Feliks Banel
The worst atmospheric river of all was winter 1861-1862
Even with autumn on the horizon and winter not far behind, for the really stormy stuff, you have to go back to the winter of 1861-1862.
Feliks Banel
Preservation groups: Seattle City Council making mistake with historic bank
The Seattle City Council will vote next week on a key part of a landmark designation for an old Seafirst bank branch on Denny Way.