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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Miss me with all of these plans on paper’: Gee calls Seattle’s gun violence strategies ‘performative’

As Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson prepares to announce her own gun violence prevention strategy, KIRO host Gee Scott isn't sold.
45 minutes ago
Open AI...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘This is about greed’: Gee says AI companies are gambling with humanity for profit

The people building artificial intelligence are now openly admitting they do not yet have a plan to control what they're creating.
2 hours ago
free school meals (1)...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘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 hours ago
Parents Bill of Rights (1)...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We’re outing our youngsters’: WA Senator with nearly 40 years in law enforcement urges ‘no’ vote on Parents Bill of Rights

Washington voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve Initiative 001, which would restore the original text of the Parents Bill of Rights.
7 hours ago
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Manda Factor

‘Boy in the tent’ enters school for the first time at age 10: ‘I want to go back’

The "boy in the tent" walked through school doors for the first time ever on Tuesday.
7 hours ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘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.
10 hours ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘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.
12 hours ago
belltown shooting poverty...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘What are we willing to do?’: Gee connects the Belltown shootings to a deeper problem rooted in poverty

Gee Scott spoke about three separate shootings in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood over Labor Day weekend leaving three people dead and its links to poverty.
13 hours ago
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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.
15 hours ago
Beth's cafe...
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.
1 day ago
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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.
1 day ago
embassy suite strike...
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.
1 day ago
Belltown shooting (1)...
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.
1 day ago
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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.
1 day ago
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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.
2 days ago
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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.
2 days ago
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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
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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
Medicaid...
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
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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
seattle encampment...
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
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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.
4 days ago
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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.
4 days ago
seattle commute traffic...
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.
4 days ago