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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Law & Courts
Inquest jury finds Seattle police officers' deadly force 'justifiable' in Damarius Butts case
Inquest jurors delivered their findings Monday in the 2017 Seattle police shooting of Damarius Butts. All eight jurors called the officers’ use of deadly force in the encounter with Butts “justifiable.”
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Crime
Inslee signs law returning some powers to Washington police; opponents call it a rollback
Last May, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a series of new police accountability laws. This week, he signed another bill that supporters call a "clarification" of those laws. But opponents call it a "rollback."
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Crime
Seattle City Attorney has a new plan to arrest, intervene with 118 repeat offenders.
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison calls it a “reset” in the city’s approach to repeat offenders. The High Utilizer Initiative will focus on people "engaged in a repeated criminal activity resulting in a disproportionate amount of crime in the city of Seattle.”
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Crime
Washington lawmakers create first-in-nation alerts for missing Indigenous people
Later this year, Washingtonians may start seeing alerts about missing Indigenous people on highway billboards, your cell phone, or local media. A bill to create a new public alert system for missing Indigenous people has passed both chambers of the state Legislature. It could soon be on its way to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for his signature to make it official. The program in Washington would be the first of its kind nationwide.
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Arts & Life
Her death shocked Seattle's Ethiopian community. New novel revisits the trial to get her justice
A decade later, people who had contact with the case of Hana Alemu Williams can’t forget the heartbreaking details of her “homicide by abuse.” The writer David Guterson revisits her case in his latest novel.
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Crime
Violence and property crime are up in Seattle. Here's how officials plan to tackle it
Violent and property crime in Seattle rose in 2021, and local officials are trying to respond. Mayor Bruce Harrell said he’s directed police to focus on violence and disorder in "hotspots" like Little Saigon.
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Crime
Gun violence devastated her family. Now she's working with Seattle to end it
DeVitta Briscoe is Seattle’s first-ever liaison for gun violence prevention. For her, the issue and the losses are personal. Her new job in the mayor’s office marks a transition from community advocate to city official.
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Crime
Seattle, King County prosecutors will partner on organized retail theft
The King County Prosecutor’s Office and the Seattle city attorney are launching a new partnership to tackle organized retail theft. The move comes as local merchants say they’ve seen an increase in high-volume shoplifting.
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Health
Chief Seattle Club inaugurates new housing in Pioneer Square
In Pioneer Square this week, new tenants are picking up their keys and getting settled in brand-new studio apartments built by the Chief Seattle Club. And leaders say they have a lot more housing in the pipeline.
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Crime
WA police may regain authority to use force to stop people fleeing crime scenes
Lawmakers in Washington State are working on some changes to last year’s sweeping police reform laws. Some thorny issues remain. One is whether police should be allowed to use force when suspects flee.