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KUOW Newsroom

Catch up on the local headlines of the day with the "KUOW Newsroom" podcast. One podcast feed, all the great local reporting you expect from KUOW and NPR.

Headline summaries posted every weekday around 5 p.m. Special features and interviews posted throughout the day.

We're trying out some new formats on this feed. Let us know what you think at newsroom@kuow.org.

Episodes

  • Monday Headlines

    Monday Headlines

    SPD under scrutiny for treatment of female officers, Renton voters to decide whether to hike minimum wage, and WA lawmakers want new limits on open carry. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • caption: Louis P. Cooper Jr., left, and Shayna Raphael, right, present proposed changes to their Community's Police Advisory Committee in Tacoma on July 11, 2023.

    In Tacoma, some volunteers chafe at 'toothless' police oversight role

    It’s a pivotal moment for policing in Tacoma, with the departure of three officers acquitted of criminal charges in the death of Manuel Ellis. Tacoma officials say they’ve negotiated a contract with the police union that gives the city important new powers when handling future misconduct allegations. But some community members say the new three-year contract has sidelined their goals for greater transparency by the Tacoma Police Department.

  • Friday Headlines

    Friday Headlines

    Micro-apartments move forward in Olympia, gray wolves could lose their endangered tag, and Seattle Children's pays up over mold exposures. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

  • Thursday Headlines

    Thursday Headlines

    U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers won't seek re-election, bill would require clergy members to report child abuse, and car insurance costs to soar in WA. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna

  • Wednesday Headlines

    Wednesday Headlines

    Seattle child care center gave melatonin to babies, Amazon is laying off more workers, and there was a rare wildlife sighting in the Salish Sea. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Tuesday Headlines

    Tuesday Headlines

    NTSB releases its Boeing findings, WA gun store will pay $3 million for violating high-capacity magazine ban, and it's not looking good for snowpack in WA. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.