KIRO Nights

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.

This time last year, before anyone had heard of coronavirus, there was a child care crisis in the United States, and the pandemic has only made it worse. 

Tom Paulson, former health reporter at Seattle P-I, moved his mom from a retirement home to an isolated cabin. Four months later, KIRO Nights checks in.

Why have Americans struggled to agree on health directives related to COVID-19? One UW professor points to a growing cognitive dissonance in the US.

Small businesses across the country have been hit hard by the pandemic. Local business owner Tim Ptak runs three restaurants, and is trying to adapt.

Could a universal basic income pilot be on the way in Tacoma? Mayor Victoria Woodards hope to know for sure in the months ahead.

There have been movements to curb asset forfeiture after overuse that led some law enforcement departments to be funded, in part, by seized assets.

Tim Egan wrote "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl." He says hope and resilience help in hard times.

Downtown Seattle was hit by looting and riots over the weekend, and now must rebuild in the aftermath of both destruction and the hardships of COVID-19.