KIRO Nights

The Octopus Bar in Wallingford was moving locations when the pandemic hit, forcing it to remain closed longer than expected. But it's opening this month.

Mike is joined by Scott Greenstone from The Seattle Times to discuss Seattle’s former homelessness director and why we spend so much without a fix.

KIRO Nights is joined by Todd Bishop of GeekWire to talk about how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will leave his post later this year.

KIRO Nights is joined by Seattle Times reporters Paul Roberts and Jim Brunner to discuss the state unemployment head Susi LeVine and her new position.

Andrew McIntosh from the Puget Sound Business Journal joins KIRO Nights to fill us in on some good news out of Boeing.

Jon Ostrower, editor-in-chief of The Air Current, stops by to discuss Boeing's MCAS system and how it had been found ineffective.

Mike is joined by Andrew McIntosh of the Puget Sound Business Journal to learn more about another company that may soon be making planes in Washington state.

Due in part to mask wearing, hand washing, cleaning, social distancing, and COVID prevention measures, there have been fewer flu cases this winter.

GeekWire's Todd Bishop joins KIRO Nights to discuss Amazon and Bezos' $2 billion fund for affordable housing in Seattle, Nashville, and Arlington.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Jane Simoni, professor of psychology at the UW, offers some advice on how to make it through the winter. 

State and local health officials recommend that as cases rise, COVID tests be reserved for those who have symptoms or a close contact who is infected.

Anthony Anton with the Washington Hospitality Association has data to show that in Washington, COVID is spreading at home, not at restaurants.

Companies like Amazon, UPS, and others have announced a hiring surge for the holiday season. KIRO Nights' Mike Lewis discusses his own experience.

Mark Alan Smith, a political science professor at the University of Washington, shares insight on election polling and how the projections are made.

Noticing more rabbits lately? There's a bunny boom in the Pacific Northwest says Aaron Wirsing, wildlife biologist and professor at the UW.