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
Activists ask Seattle judge to dismiss charges over street protests
Activists who blocked downtown streets to protest environmental and immigration policies are asking Seattle Municipal Court to dismiss the charges.
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Law & Courts
Father of man shot by Seattle police on New Year's Eve sues the city
Mane Faletogo, the father of the 36-year-old man who was shot by a Seattle police officer after a traffic stop on New Year's Eve, is suing the city of Seattle and the officer who shot him for the loss of his son.
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Education
Run. Hide. Fight? Experts say some active shooter drills go too far for younger kids
Some districts are training kids against armed assailants. Experts say these techniques are unproven, and inappropriate for elementary school.
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Law & Courts
At Parkland memorial, student activists press Washington sheriffs to uphold new gun law
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Education
School shootings are incredibly rare, but threats and lockdowns are frequent. Families say those take a toll.
School shootings are incredibly rare, but threats and lockdowns are frequent. Families say those take a toll.
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Business
What the pho? Restaurant closes as landlords on the Ave eye richer tenants
"Stressing out." Seattle businesses lose longterm leases...and sleep.
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Law & Courts
'C' is for convicted. The new Scarlet Letter in Seattle
Ask a Judge: People wanted to know how judges avoid bias, the barriers to becoming a more just society, and how doing their work affects them personally.
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Politics
In Seattle, women marchers say resist the fatigue: 'There is hope'
As marchers assembled in Cal Anderson park on Seattle's Capitol Hill Saturday, Frances Perry of Seattle was carrying a picture of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and worried that "people are starting to lose energy."
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Law & Courts
Not just pot cases: Seattle to lift burdens of low-level convictions
This week the Seattle Municipal Court started vacating hundreds of convictions for marijuana possession. But it's just part of a larger push to keep low-level crimes from holding people back.
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Law & Courts
Seattle Police Department seeks an outside investigation of a fatal shooting by one of its officers.
Seattle Police Department seeks an outside investigation of a fatal shooting by one of its officers.