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‘This is just who she is’: Jake questions whether Mayor Wilson can learn from repeated PR failures
Jake examines whether Mayor Wilson can learn from recent PR failures after she spoke about the violent Belltown shootings from a picket line.15 hours ago
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‘You’re driving these stupid little ducks around’: Jake pleads with Jeep owners to clear the dash during massive recall
Chrysler is recalling Jeep Grand Cherokees, and host Jake Skorheim said it's the perfect excuse for owners to finally deal with their rubber ducks.2 days ago
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‘A decade of kids suffered for it’: Political consultant explains how Seattle Public Schools’ equity crusade went off the rails
Sandeep Kaushik spent months investigating how Seattle Public Schools dismantled its programs, and wound up making outcomes worse.3 days ago
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‘Go directly past jail, there’s no room’: Jake and Spike reimagine Seattle Monopoly as new game in the works
A Seattle edition of Monopoly is in the works, and the game's creators are asking the public to suggest locations and landmarks for the board.3 days ago
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‘I’m so proud of you, buddy’: Jake chokes up watching his son’s school honor 9/11
Jake Skorheim has been thinking about how to teach his kids about 9/11. On Thursday morning, his son's sixth-grade class did it for him.3 days ago
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‘I hope we don’t get territorial’: KIRO hosts back Seattle council’s gun violence strategy, urge mayor not to stand in the way
The Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee unanimously advanced a resolution calling for a new gun violence reduction strategy.4 days ago
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Jake: Business leaders wrote the plan — now read it, Madam Mayor
Seattle business leaders already handed Mayor Katie Wilson the public safety plan her new year-long task force was created to write.4 days ago
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‘If I have to lay off a few administrators to get kids potatoes, I’m there’: KIRO hosts spar over Seattle’s universal free school meals
Every student in Seattle Public Schools can now receive free school meals, and KIRO host Spike O'Neill said the investment is worth every penny.5 days ago
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‘It hits us in our pocketbooks’: Spike breaks down the U.S.-Canada trade war’s impact on WA
Spike O'Neill walked through both sides of the U.S.-Canada trade war and said the fallout is heading straight for Washington.6 days ago
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‘It’s a pretty big deal’: Spike credits Apple for its first real innovation in years with the foldable iPhone
Spike O'Neill said he discovered Apple's new foldable iPhone by accident because he Googled a new phone for his wife. Now he's swamped with targeted ads.6 days ago
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‘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.6 days ago
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‘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.7 days ago
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‘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.7 days ago
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‘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.8 days ago
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‘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.8 days ago
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‘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.9 days ago
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‘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.10 days ago
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‘Who’s making that decision? The school?’: Jake and Spike spar over WA parental rights initiative
A new ballot initiative that would restore Washington's Parents' Bill of Rights is headed to voters on Nov. 3.11 days ago
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‘Stupid policy’: Jake, Spike clash over whether WA’s pursuit ban was anti-cop or just badly marketed
Jake and Spike debate Washington's pursuit ban and its impact on policing and vehicle theft rates.11 days ago
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‘A gut punch’: Jake and Spike question what Tacoma can do after second Fred Meyer closure
Fred Meyer’s James Center closure leaves Tacoma with one store, raising questions about the city's retail future.12 days ago
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‘She’s fully owning that it wasn’t her fault’: Jake, Spike rip Katie Wilson’s response to Bite of Seattle communication breakdown
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson sat down with KOMO News to address the city's response to the Bite of Seattle shooting that killed three people.12 days ago
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‘I turned around, there’s a bear charging at 15 feet, full speed’: Walla Walla man recounts bear mauling in remote Alaska
A 27-year-old Walla Walla man is home recovering after a brown bear attacked him during a caribou hunting trip in remote northern Alaska.12 days ago
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‘You’d rather have drug dealers?’: Jake, Spike clash over bounty hunter tactics near Seattle’s Sandel Park
Jake and Spike analyze a chaotic encounter in Seattle, revealing tensions between bounty hunters and locals in Greenwood's Sandel Park area.13 days ago
