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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

Former King County sheriff says ‘we can’t arrest our way out’ of Seattle’s gun violence crisis

Nearly two months after a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival killed three people, at least one suspect is still at large.
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘You have to really do something for SPD to engage’: Gee chooses nuance over outrage after man dies in Seattle police custody

A man died in police custody Saturday evening in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood, and the King County Independent Force Investigation Team has taken over the case. On "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, Gee Scott took on the story with a level of nuance he acknowledged may get the clicks but was the responsible way to talk about it.
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘A bear meet and greet’: KIRO hosts swap scariest wildlife stories after black bear sends father and child to hospital

A father and a child were hospitalized after a black bear attacked them on a residential property north of Lake Whatcom on Sunday evening. Jake Skorheim said the story hit close to home in more ways than one.
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘The system is rigged’: Gee not surprised by 60 Minutes exposé on Trump’s booming pardon broker industry

A new 60 Minutes investigation into the booming pardon broker industry around President Trump laid bare what KIRO host Gee Scott already knew.
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘They’ll be pariahs’: KIRO hosts split on smartphones as Jake bans them for his sons

KIRO host Jake Skorheim drew a hard line on smartphones and his four sons.
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John Curley Show

‘This is all about Macklemore’s bottom line, baby’: Comedian rips rapper’s Palestine speech as a career play

New York-based comedian Eitan Levine had a sharp take on Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.
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Katrina Guischard

‘Oreogate’ has parents picking sides over a kindergartner’s lunchbox

A chocolate sandwich cookie has become the center of a viral parenting showdown, real or not, dubbed "Oreogate."
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘I got really, really mad’: Jake celebrates as Costco brings back fan-favorite food court item

Costco has officially confirmed it is bringing back churros to its food court, and KIRO host Jake Skorheim said it's about time.
13 hours ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We were blindsided’: Spooner Berry Farms owner says Olympia gave her two weeks to move a 43-year berry stand

After more than four decades selling berries on Yelm Highway in Olympia, Spooner Berry Farms owner Sue Spooner said the city told her to get out.
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Gee Scott

Gee: Wait, what?! Drew Lock gets a chance to rewrite his story

Wait, what?! Drew Lock will start at quarterback for the Seahawks on Sunday in Arizona with Sam Darnold out.
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John Curley Show

‘The head’s missing, we’ll have no idea’: Curley has questions after decapitated shark washes up near Ocean Shores

A thresher shark washed ashore near Ocean Shores last week.
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Manda Factor

Retiring Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs on what went wrong in 2026 — and why he’s ‘really positive’ about next year

With nine games remaining in his 52-year broadcasting career, Rick Rizzs isn't ready to concede anything about the season or the joy of calling it.
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John Curley Show

‘The money’s gone’: Nirvana’s Novoselic says a WA lawmaker steered $500K to her own employer and Olympia shrugged

Krist Novoselic reacts to a WA lawmaker steering funds to her employer, highlighting concerns in Washington politics on "The John Curley Show."
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘You’re probably going to get Care Bears showing up’: Jake rips Seattle mayor’s gun violence plan

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson released a gun violence plan that would move $5 million to the city's CARE Department. Jake thinks it landed with a thud.
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John Curley Show

‘Reality hits you like a brick to the face’: Political consultant says Katie Wilson’s rocky start is more than growing pains

Political consultant Sandeep Kaushik says Seattle mayor Katie Wilson's office is still sorting out a basic question: who's actually in charge?
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John Curley Show

‘The facts don’t matter when you get the mob all worked up’: Curley defends Tacoma restaurant owners caught in boycott

Two Tacoma brothers who donated $1,250 to oppose Washington's income tax are watching their businesses get torched by a boycott built on what John Curley called a false premise.
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Jake Skorheim

Jake: Can Seattle learn from its affordable housing mistake?

Seattle has been running this experiment for a decade with "affordable housing," and the results are in. Good intentions, bad math.
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Ursula Reutin

Ask Ursula: Am I petty for wanting a separate check at family dinner?

Dear Ursula, I love getting together with my family at restaurants, but when it comes to paying the bill, I always dread it.
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘That feels like a threat’: Jake flags Sen. Pedersen’s payroll tax warning if WA voters repeal the millionaires tax

Jake flags Sen. Pedersen's warning on payroll tax if WA voters repeal the millionaires tax, raising critical economic concerns.
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘An F to a D does not mean we are done’: Chamber of Commerce CEO rates Seattle’s public safety after a summer of shootings

Chamber CEO Joe Nguyen addresses Seattle's public safety issues amid increased gun violence, enhancing business leader concerns.
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘You cannot arrest your way out of all of this’: Gee says Seattle’s dueling gun violence plans miss the bigger question

Seattle's mayor and city council are both pushing plans to reduce gun violence. Gee Scott welcomed the fight.
2 days ago
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John Curley Show

‘Why did they need to open up that account?’: Curley, I-645 sponsor question why WA income tax strips pension protections

Washington's new income tax didn't just create a 9.9% bracket for millionaires. Lawmakers quietly stripped pension protections.
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘It’s diabolical’: Gee praises Tacoma’s new parking plan, rips Seattle’s ‘outrageous’ prices

Downtown Tacoma drivers will soon pay a little more to park at the curb, but a lot less to park in city-owned garages, a tradeoff that had Gee Scott fired up.
3 days ago
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John Curley Show

‘This is where it falls apart’: Curley argues Mayor Wilson’s governing philosophy can’t survive human nature

John Curley has a theory about why Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson governs the way she does. It starts with her father's bookshelf.
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