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John Curley Show
‘It’s coming for everybody’: Curley urges YES on I-645 after Supreme Court deadlock keeps disputed ballot language
The Washington Supreme Court split 4-4 on a petition to remove a statement from ballots for I-645, the measure to repeal the state's % income tax.3 minutes ago
John Curley Show
‘Our governor was able to destroy so many businesses’: Curley celebrates Beth’s Cafe coming back to life
Beth's Cafe is open 24 hours a day again. For Curley, host of "The John Curley Show," the comeback is as much an indictment as a celebration.10 hours ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘The mayor is just not ready for prime time’: Spike rips Mayor Wilson’s response to deadly Belltown shootings
KIRO host Spike O'Neill said Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's response has been a failure of both communication and common sense.11 hours ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘Ain’t no part of bridge-building happening with this leadership’: Gee questions mayor joining Embassy Suites picket line
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said she was on the picket line to support living wages. But KIRO host Gee Scott wasn't buying it.14 hours ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘I don’t care what the numbers say’: Gee challenges declining crime stats after deadly Belltown weekend
Three separate shootings in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood over the Labor Day weekend left three people dead and three others injured.16 hours ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘The leadership stinks’: Gee says Bite of Seattle texts expose what’s really wrong at City Hall
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's office released hundreds of pages of text messages offering details about the communication gap after the Bite of Seattle shooting.17 hours ago
John Curley Show
‘We went from attending a play to being transphobic’: KIRO host’s Harry Potter post sparks cancel culture debate
Jim Dever posted on social media that he attended a Harry Potter play, but was accused of being a transphobe for supporting anything tied to J.K. Rowling.23 hours ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘Give them the school back’: Jake challenges UW to back up its land acknowledgments after $600K payout
The University of Washington agreed to pay $600K to settle a lawsuit after a ruling found that UW administrators violated a professors First Amendment rights.1 day ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘I felt like such a schmuck’: Spike recalls finding $4.3K in a briefcase as Albany PD hunts a man over $30
Albany police posted a surveillance photo on Facebook asking the public to help identify a man who picked up $30 off the floor of a local Walmart and kept it.2 days ago
John Curley Show
‘There was a man in my locker room’: Tumwater athlete vows to keep fighting for girls sports
Tumwater High School senior Frances Staudt sat out her final sophomore basketball game in 2024 rather than compete against a team with a transgender player.2 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘We’re not cutting costs — we’re shifting them’: KIRO hosts sound the alarm on Washington’s Medicaid crisis
Starting Oct. 1, thousands of lawful immigrants will lose Medicaid coverage, though they can still be treated for emergencies.2 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘In 10 years, you’re not going to have any fish’: Spike raises long-term concerns as Sound Transit scrambles to stop killing fish
Sound Transit acknowledged that the agency's Crosslake Connection may be responsible for the deaths of an estimated 2,000 fish in Lake Washington.2 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘It looks like District 9’: Jake, Spike rip Seattle’s response to sprawling South Seattle encampment
A growing homeless encampment near Beacon Hill is spanning multiple acres, and Jake and Spike said the city's response is indefensible.2 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘Tacoma, be better’: Spike calls out the city after it ranks 7th worst for retirement in new study
A new study reveals Tacoma's low ranking in retirement, calling for improvements to attract retirees and enhance quality of life.3 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘Can they draw enough people?’: KIRO hosts debate proposal to put Seattle’s NBA team in Snohomish County
Can Snohomish County support an NBA team? Explore the debate on Seattle's potential expansion and its economic impact.3 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘People ain’t working’: Gee’s warning about why Seattle’s commute keeps improving, what it’s costing downtown
Gee and Ursula discuss how Seattle's average one-way commute improved by 2.5 minutes, ranking among the top U.S. cities for commute time.3 days ago
John Curley Show
‘They fail, or they move the goalpost’: Curley questions Sound Transit’s $87M fare gate math
John Curley questions Sound Transit's $87M fare gate initiative to reduce fare evasion at light rail stations.3 days ago
John Curley Show
‘At Christmas time it is gorgeous’: Curley makes the case for Leavenworth in Hallmark’s Christmas town contest
John Curley makes the case for why Leavenworth deserves to win Hallmark's contest for the Merriest Christmas Town this holiday season.4 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘They’re barely making it’: Gee questions if working Americans have hit a breaking point
Explore if working Americans have reached a breaking point as corporate profits soar to record levels.4 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘All points of our view are welcome’: Jake, Spike call out Whitman College after student senate unanimously blocks Republican club
Jake and Spike scold the Whitman College Senate's unanimous rejection of a Republican Club's application, sparking debate on campus inclusion and free speech.4 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It’s a wake-up call’: KIRO hosts dissect the Supreme Court ruling reshaping police accountability in WA
Washington's Supreme Court ruled cities can be sued for keeping unfit officers. KIRO hosts react to what it means for policing.4 days ago
Manda Factor
Rick Rizzs reflects on 9/11, Legacy Plaza statue as Mariners broadcaster enters final weeks behind the mic
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks brought the nation and its pastime to a standstill, the Seattle Mariners on Thursday unveiled Legacy Plaza at T-Mobile Park.5 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Washington’s wildland firefighters deserve year-round jobs. Congress could make it happen
My brother spent years as a volunteer firefighter. My brother-in-law has been a professional firefighter for a long time. Then there's a special breed within that world. The wildland firefighter.5 days ago
