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

Dori Monson Show

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

King County Sheriff’s Office chief demoted for posting officers’ vaccination status

Dori learned that a chief with the King County Sheriff's Office posted to the King County Intranet officers' names and their vaccination status.
5 years ago

Monroe restaurant joins in honoring 13 fallen US servicemembers in Kabul

A number of restaurants are honoring the 13 US servicemembers killed in Afghanistan last week, including Tuscano's Italian Kitchen in Monroe.
5 years ago

Former state lawmaker says Washington’s long-term care tax should be optional

Petitions are just hitting the streets, and the internet, to try to gather enough signatures to make changes to the state's upcoming long-term care tax.
5 years ago

Island County government employees to get hazard pay from federal relief

The Island County Commissioner defends using federal relief funds as hazard pay for government employees who work with the public.
5 years ago

Gold Star Congressional candidate blames Biden for attack in Kabul

Joe Kent told Dori Monson that he believes President Biden and military leadership are responsible for the attack at the airport in Kabul.
5 years ago

Spokane’s Hoopfest director says risk of delta variant forced cancellation

This year's Hoopfest in Spokane is canceled for the second year in a row. The executive director of the event explains the decision.
5 years ago

Dori asks state superintendent who decides the sincerity of someone’s faith?

State Superintendent Chris Reykdal explains to Dori how a religious exemption will work for educators. Will the state decide the sincerity of our faith?
5 years ago

Former ambassador to Afghanistan worries about Biden’s ability to lead

Former ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker joined KIRO Radio's Dori Monson Show to explain where the U.S. goes from here.
5 years ago

Burien mom says she was attacked, sexually assaulted in grocery store parking lot

Angela said she was assaulted while putting her kids in the car outside a Safeway in Burien last week. She tells Dori Monson her story.
5 years ago

State superintendent: COVID in schools ‘only going to get worse’ without vaccines, masks

Chris Reykdal, Washington's superintendent of public instruction, is asking Gov. Inslee require all educators to be vaccinated. He explains to Dori.
5 years ago

Employees, customers are becoming ‘numb’ to downtown Seattle issues

Within hours of reopening Piroshky Piroshky in downtown Seattle, the owner says they saw drug deals, someone exposing themselves, and a knife standoff.
5 years ago

Lynn Brewer says Employment Security Department won’t turn over chat messages

Lynn Brewer tells Dori Monson she has a tipster who claims the Washington Employment Security Department is destroying 88 million in-house messages.
5 years ago

Bellingham nurse says she’s prepared to lose her job to stand up for ‘constitutional rights’

About 300 hospital employees and supporters in Bellingham held a rally against the vaccine mandate, knowing they could risk losing their job.
5 years ago

Lawmaker, author of state policing bills admits ‘we have a couple of fixes to do’

One of the authors of the state's new policing bills speaks with Dori after members of law enforcement statewide say the bills make it hard to do their job.
5 years ago

King County Councilmember trying to ‘stop the spread’ of city policies to suburbs

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn did well in early primary results Tuesday, leading in the race for Council District No. 9 with 56.84% of the vote.
5 years ago

Renton man knocked off bike, injured by 4 teens who were then released

A Renton man tells Dori Monson he was beaten by a group of teens while riding his bike Tuesday, and the teens weren't booked into jail.
5 years ago

School board president explains resolution to ban Critical Race Theory

The Peninsula School District board recently voted unanimously (5-0) to keep Critical Race Theory out of the curriculum.
5 years ago

Washington lawmaker: New policing laws ‘a bump in the road, not a crisis’

House Bill 1310 disallows Washington state police's use of traditional equipment for law enforcement. Legislators see the bill as necessary police reform.
5 years ago

Both sides in Edmonds mistaken identity case come together to repair damage

Dori Monson spoke to a local business man who was misidentified in a video recorded in Edmonds posted to TikTok, and to the person who filmed the video.
5 years ago

Seattle man uses security camera to catch car prowlers

Gerard Thai, who lives in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, has been trying to catch car prowlers and thieves in the act of stealing parts or motorcycles.
5 years ago

Despite being 4 minutes late, Dori catches Northwest salmon

On Friday, Dori met Tom Nelson of the "Outdoor Line" on 710 ESPN Seattle at the Everett waterfront to find a Washington state salmon.
5 years ago

Former King County Sheriff explains way receiver handled 911 call from Richard Sherman’s wife

Many people thought the 911 call receiver who spoke to Richard Sherman's wife was unprofessional. Former sheriff John Urquhart says they did nothing wrong.
5 years ago

Enron whistleblower says Employment Security Department is ‘broken by incompetence’

Enron whistleblower Lynn Brewer has won $100,000 in a legal settlement after suing the Employment Security Department for delaying her public records request.
5 years ago

King County Sheriff’s deputies say new law takes away a less lethal tool

King County Sheriff's deputies tell the Dori Monson Show that a bill out of Olympia is taking away one of their best options of a less lethal weapon.
5 years ago