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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… First, nearly three years after a young man died by suicide in Klickitat county jail in south-central Washington, a new audit finds conditions are better. Next, the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes view their traditional food as something that deserves the utmost respect. So, they're working to save food from the dump. And finally, a research team from Portland State University is working on a way to protect buildings from earthquakes… using microbes. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WA files suit over Trump's vote-by-mail order, SPD temporarily shuts down license plate readers, and Mayor Wilson wants taller, denser, faster housing growth. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week… Ballard residents got bad news about their long-delayed light rail extension. Seattle is getting its seventh Trader Joe's, this time at Northgate.  And hundreds of "love locks" were cut off of a bridge in Gig Harbor.  KUOW Editor Phyllis Fletcher and Film Critic Chase Hutchinson are here to break down the week. Read Chase's Project Hail Mary piece here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WA unemployment hits highest rate since 2021, Mayor Wilson is optimistic about West Seattle light rail, and Artemis II astronauts have a Microsoft Outlook problem. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington is quickly embracing clean, electric energy. But there’s only so much of it to go around, especially during extreme weather. So now, electric companies are looking to lessen the load by remotely controlling energy use. Seattle Times Climate Lab reporter Greg Kim will talk about this new program. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle puts guardrails on surveillance data, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay issues order to build 500 new shelter units, and WA faces a pollution conundrum on the open water. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sneezing, coughing, itching, headaches… It’s allergy season again. And the Pacific Northwest’s allergy seasons are getting longer and more intense. We’ll hear from a local clinical allergist on how to fight back. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conservatives launch multiple challenges against income tax, another piece of Paul Allen's sports legacy is sold, and rocket hardware made in Redmond will be onboard the moon mission.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last fall, an OB-GYN was ordered by the Washington State Medical Commission to not work with female patients. Dr. Mark Mulholland had been practicing for years at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. For several years, he was accused by multiple patients of sexual misconduct during exams. But before last September, he was still allowed to practice. KUOW’s Ashley Hiruko has been investigating this story, in partnership with ProPublica. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The so called "Millionaire's Tax" is now law and opponents are ready to challenge it, the weekend's light rail opening saw big crowds, and the World Cup might bring less money to Seattle than originally predicted. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opening the light rail across Lake Washington over the weekend was an historic moment. Trains go across bridges regularly, but never before has there been a train over a floating bridge. Engineers worked on the challenge for years.  We’ll hear why it’s so complicated and how engineers pulled it off from University of Washington professor Travis Thonstad. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… First, one of Seattle’s oldest businesses is also one of its biggest polluters. Next, policy shifts are creating a state of limbo for people who are following a legal process in the Pacific Northwest, including those who are nearly U.S. citizens. Next, many of the orcas captured and sent to marine theme parks in the 1960s and 70s came from the Pacific Northwest… An incident 50 years ago this month changed that.  And finally, the sun is finally setting late enough that you may WANT to be leaving your house more these days… And maybe appreciate some local art. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.  Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WA files lawsuit against Kalshi, PNW farmers feel the pain of Iran war, and mystery orcas are spotted again. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week… A passenger stepped in to save a King County Metro bus from disaster. The SuperSonics are coming back, for real this time. And wheels to the road - Lime Scooters are going to start chirping at you if you drive on the sidewalk. KEXP DJ Eva Walker and author Jacob Uitti are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCOTUS case could affect voting in WA, City of Seattle appeals CHOP verdict, and another Walgreens closes in Seattle. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Seattle SuperSonics are coming back.  Okay, maybe not JUST yet, but it’s hard not to get excited at the news that just came down from the National Basketball Association. Seattle Now’s Vaughan Jones joins us to talk about the NBA’s long-awaited comeback to Seattle. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The SuperSonics are closer than ever to returning, King County Assessor criminally charged with violating court order, and WA is buzzing with more bee species than previously known. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Crosslake Connection will finally open this Saturday.  That means for the first time, you’ll be able to take the light rail from Seattle to the Eastside. So, what will that new access mean for Redmond? We’ll talk about it with Andrew Villeneuve from the Northwest Progressive Institute. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Ferguson signs AI bills to protect minors, some WA public lands will close this year due to funding, and Cesar Chavez' name will be removed from a Seattle park. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rising cost of property taxes is putting pressure on homeowners, especially in historically Black neighborhoods like the Central District. Now a local research project is highlighting how it contributes to the gentrification and displacement of Black homeowners.  We’ll talk about that with Wa Na Wari's CACE 21 project lead researcher Dr. Kristin McCowan. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.