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The Dori Monson Show is on KIRO Newsradio (weekdays Noon-3).

Dori: The Beach Boys at 60, how procrastination led to one of the best songs of all time

Mike Love gave Dori Monson Show listeners a sneak peek into the history of one of their early – and perhaps still most successful – songs.
2 years ago

Dori: Losing control? Brownouts, blackouts, electric vehicle mandates, and keeping cool

California announced through the state’s “flex alert” system that the power grid is not able to handle powering up chargers for electric vehicles.
2 years ago

Dori: ‘This has to be fixed’ says caller after friend’s suicide attempt when police can’t respond

What Hayvas didn’t expect: a return call from a police official, apologizing for being unable to respond.
2 years ago

‘Bust a move?’ Are parents expected to help adult children move?

Dodging moving vans, pickups and semis in your neighborhood?
2 years ago

Dori: Soft-on-crime King Co Judge wishes she could go lighter on carjacker who shot at cops

During her ruling, McKee told Hamlet that if state law allowed her, she would have given him an even lesser sentence.
2 years ago

Dori: ‘Senseless’ Seattle road-rage incident leads to deadly shooting while victim’s friends grieve

What started as a routine mid-morning trip to Costco to get his morning coffee ended in death for a Seattle man 32 days ago.
2 years ago

Republicans question Gov. Inslee’s intentions as state reaches 900 days of emergency governance

As of this week, Washington residents have lived under emergency governance, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, for 900 straight days.
2 years ago

‘Something stinks really bad in Port Townsend,’ columnist claims after mayor’s sexual tweets

What started as a swimming pool locker room clash has now expanded into revelations involving the Olympic Peninsula town’s mayor.
2 years ago

Dori: Dad calls summer swim league’s gender changes `child abuse,’ moves family out of WA state

Changes coming to the Greater Seattle Summer Swim League for 2,000 kids between Woodway and Federal Way have “destroyed” the seasonal outdoor program.
2 years ago

Dori: In a tight race, Congressional candidate Kent’s own ballot almost didn’t count

The incumbent led by 257 votes last Friday, but dropped behind Kent by 960 votes on Monday when new ballots were tallied.
2 years ago

Dori: Port Townsend Woman, 80, banned from pool after dispute with biological male in women’s shower

“I saw a man in a woman’s bathing suit watching maybe four or five little girls pulling down their suits in order to use the toilet,” Jaman recalled.
2 years ago

Dori: Tim Eyman’s ‘ultimate revenge’ against WA AG ‘is my continued political activism’

Tim Eyman has been forced to sell his Mukilteo home as financial restitution for more than $5.6 million in penalties and legal fees.
2 years ago

Dori: Man arrested for murder used sword, his mom calls WA State’s mental health system ‘a total mess’

“It’s like watching them die,” Bonnie Smith told Dori Monson Show listeners Tuesday. “The son I knew no longer hardly exists in that body.”
2 years ago

Dori: Killer could soon go free despite ‘3 Strikes’ sentence; prosecutor blames state Democratic lawmakers

The attorney who prosecuted Russell, Jr. says “he’s livid” that state lawmakers have enacted a law that could free Russell – again – in four years.
2 years ago

Dori: Superintendent Reykdal talks mask and vaccine mandates, dropping current state tests, and whether schools are teaching white supremacy

Don’t expect mask or COVID vaccine mandates for students this fall – unless a local health authority requires one, Reykdal told Dori’s listeners.
2 years ago

Father of 16-year-old killed at CHOP sues Seattle: ‘There needs to be accountability’

The family of a 16-year-old -- shot and killed during the CHOP protest in June 2020 --fies suit claiming city failed to provide emergency services.
2 years ago

Dori: Patriot Prayer founder Gibson calls acquittal a free speech victory; plans to sue DA

The acquittal, Gibson told Thursday’s Dori Monson Show, is a win for free speech and non-violent demonstrations and counter-protests.
2 years ago

Early morning bicyclist hit by drunk driver: ‘The next thing I knew, I woke up confused’

According to police, she was driving with a .23 blood-alcohol level, triple the legal limit, alongside traces of THC in her bloodstream.
2 years ago

Dori: Local health stats show unvaxxed kids less likely to have COVID than vaccinated youth

If you have a 5- to 11-year-old and they are fully vaccinated, they are 46% more likely to catch or have COVID than unvaccinated 5- to 11-year-olds.
2 years ago

Dori: Fired over vaccine refusal, former King Co. detective now required to return to testify

“I wasn’t purposely trying to not appear,” Eshom told Dori’s Monday listeners. “I have a deep moral obligation to appear and follow the court’s order.”
2 years ago

Dori: Prof files free speech suit against UW’s required ‘native land’ statement; calls it ‘hollow’

The issue started when the UW’s diversity committee began requiring an “Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Statement” to be included in course materials.
2 years ago

Dori: Pierce County man fends off ax-wielding home intruder, would-be car thief

“They’re getting in my house, lady,” he recalls yelling at the 911 operator. “I turned around and he was in my hallway, swinging an ax on me.”
2 years ago

Dori: Corrections president sounds alarm over Seattle’s King County jail overnight closure

A major staffing shortage within the DAJD prompted an eight-hour overnight closure of the county’s only currently operational jail.
2 years ago

Dori: In `fight for the soul of UW,’ vote on diversity statement requirement for UW faculty fails

The employment requirement statement failed when nearly 40% of faculty either rejected it or abstained.
2 years ago