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August 28th, 2026

'Tone deaf, completely': Jake and Spike say cutting SPD's $50K hiring bonus 'does not reflect well for Seattle'

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) will stop offering hiring bonuses as of Sept. 1, and KIRO hosts Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill think the timing could not be worse.

The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'neill Show

Watch 'Tone deaf, completely': Jake and Spike say cutting SPD's $50K hiring bonus 'does not reflect well for Seattle'

'Tone deaf, completely': Jake and Spike say cutting SPD's $50K...

Watch 'Is this union acting in the best interest of students?': Jake raises alarm over Seattle teachers union president's alleged abuse

'Is this union acting in the best interest of students?':...

Watch 'It's SHAME': Spike rearranges Great Lakes acronym to sum up Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario

'It's SHAME': Spike rearranges Great Lakes acronym to sum up...

Watch Meta reaches $17 billion settlement over teen social media addiction

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement over teen social media addiction

Watch 'It's the culture of the department itself': Spike says SPD's staffing crisis goes deeper than any one chief

'It's the culture of the department itself': Spike says SPD's...

Watch 'I shouldn't have to put up a fence': Disabled veteran spends $3,000 on billboard calling out Seattle on crime, drugs

'I shouldn't have to put up a fence': Disabled veteran...

Watch 'Sound Transit is a disease': Jake and Spike spar over whether the region's massive transit investment is worth it

'Sound Transit is a disease': Jake and Spike spar over...

Watch Are corporate tax breaks good investments for Washington state?

Are corporate tax breaks good investments for Washington state?

Watch 'I'm not mad that the Mariners copped my idea': Spike says he called the Jimothy drink idea weeks ago

'I'm not mad that the Mariners copped my idea': Spike...

Watch Are school speed zone cameras just a money grab?

Are school speed zone cameras just a money grab?

Watch 'I didn't feel like I could speak my mind': Seattle Times columnist quits after paper kills Sophie Cunningham story

'I didn't feel like I could speak my mind': Seattle...

Watch 'We kicked this can 7 more weeks down the unsafe city road': Jake, Spike rip Mayor Wilson for delaying camera decision

'We kicked this can 7 more weeks down the unsafe...

Watch Ex-Seattle Times sports columnist resigns over rejected trans rights column

Ex-Seattle Times sports columnist resigns over rejected trans rights column

Watch Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson dancing with rapper Y2K is as cringe as it gets

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson dancing with rapper Y2K is as...

Watch Amazon drone delivery expanding to 500 U.S. cities

Amazon drone delivery expanding to 500 U.S. cities

Watch 'She's running for office and from accountability': Spike says ghosting DUI crash victim is a character issue for Tacoma House candidate

'She's running for office and from accountability': Spike says ghosting...

Watch 'It's all climate scam': Jake fires back after California becomes first state to regulate what tires you can buy

'It's all climate scam': Jake fires back after California becomes...

Watch WA Initiative 001 aims to restore Parents' Bill of Rights

WA Initiative 001 aims to restore Parents' Bill of Rights

Watch 'These are husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, daughters': Spike calls for honesty about conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

'These are husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, daughters': Spike calls for...

Watch What's Happening on the USS Abraham Lincoln?

What's Happening on the USS Abraham Lincoln?

Watch 'It took my entire team out of commission': Tacoma animal control officer describes rescuing 61 cats from sailboat

'It took my entire team out of commission': Tacoma animal...

Watch 'It's about control': Jake and Spike spar over proposed Amazon delivery bill backed by NYC mayor

'It's about control': Jake and Spike spar over proposed Amazon...

Watch The Seattle Woman Leading the Katie Wilson Recall

The Seattle Woman Leading the Katie Wilson Recall

Watch Meet the Woman Behind the Katie Wilson Recall

Meet the Woman Behind the Katie Wilson Recall

Watch 'Is she just assuming everybody's an idiot?' Jake says Seattle's rental junk fee ban will just raise everybody's rent

'Is she just assuming everybody's an idiot?' Jake says Seattle's...