Amy Radil
Reporter
About
Amy Radil is a reporter at KUOW covering politics, government, and law enforcement, along with the occasional arts story. She got her start at Minnesota Public Radio in Duluth, and freelanced for Marketplace and other programs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amy grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from Williams College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Central Seattle: ‘We’ve Been Forced Out Of Our Neighborhood’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 3, which includes Montlake, Madison Park...
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Southeast Seattle: ‘We Can’t Afford To Live In Our Own City’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 2, which includes the International...
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West Seattle: How ‘To Make The Citizens Of Seattle Play Nice’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 1, which encompasses West Seattle and South Park, nine candidates are running.
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Marijuana Taxes May Not Be Used For Prevention As Campaign Promised
Update: Two days after this story was published, on Tuesday, June 30, Gov. Jay Inslee signed Washington’s state budget. The new budget includes $20...
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Feeling Displaced In Southeast Seattle, District 2
If you want to track displacement from Seattle’s Central Area, just follow the restaurants. Jackson’s Catfish Corner in Rainier Beach started on East...
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Christopher Monfort Found Guilty Of Murdering Seattle Police Officer
A man who shot and killed a Seattle police officer as he sat in a patrol car was found guilty of first-degree murder on Friday. A King County jury...
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Seattle's Heroin Use Through The Eyes of Street Sweepers
Over the past year, street sweepers in downtown Seattle saw a dramatic increase in the number of syringes on the ground. But those numbers have declined...
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Medical Marijuana Providers Prepare To Emerge From Shadows
When recreational marijuana became legal in Washington state, people wondered what would happen to medical marijuana dispensaries. Gov. Jay Inslee...
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What Cruise Tourists Buy At The Pike Place Market
The cruise ship docked at 7 a.m. By 8 a.m., Danielle Smith and her family were at Pike Place Market, walking through the stalls. They had 48 hours to...
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It's Not Easy Convincing Family You Want To Be A Cop
Some recruits at Washington state’s police academy have policing in their blood – their parents or grandparents were police officers. Stephanie Schendel...