Kate Walters
Reporter
About
Kate is a reporter at KUOW covering the homelessness crisis and related issues.
Originally from Australia, Kate studied journalism at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology before coming to work in public radio.
Kate began her career as a reporter with WXXI Public Radio in Rochester, NY, where she worked as part of a Local Journalism Center called the Innovation Trail.
At KUOW, she started as a producer on The Record before joining the news desk.
Stories
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Homeless encampment cleared after drug bust
A City of Seattle team began closing down an unauthorized homeless camp along South Dearborn Street in Seattle Monday.
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KUOW Newsroom
Fewer homeless people in Seattle area than last year, one-night count reports
For the first time in years, the results of King County’s annual tally of people experiencing homelessness has gone down. On a single night this January, 11,199 individuals were counted in places like shelters, tents, vehicles and on the streets. That’s an 8% decrease over the 2018 results, when 12,112 people were counted on a single night.
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KUOW Newsroom
Victims of Seattle crane collapse named
The names have been released of all four of those who were killed when a crane collapsed in Seattle over the weekend.
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KUOW Newsroom
Crane collapse: Four companies being investigated, including one involved in 2006 crash
Four people — including a freshman at Seattle Pacific University and two iron workers helping to dismantle the crane — were killed.
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'This is going to fall.' Deadly crane collapse kills 4 in Seattle
Bruce Eric Cashmere is a middle-aged Australian, and on Saturday he was in Seattle staring up at a crane.
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'Best day ever.' Scientist celebrates recovering sea stars
Sea stars. Hundreds of healthy, colorful sea stars.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle Mayor withdraws nominee to lead homelessness response after council controversy
KUOW's Kate Walters speaks with host Kim Malcolm about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's announcement that, after months of controversy and delay, she's withdrawing her nominee to head the city's human services department.
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Case of Hep A in King County concerns public health officials
A homeless man in King County has been hospitalized with a case of hepatitis A, a highly contagious virus that infects the liver. The case has caused concern among public health officials who worry about a potential outbreak in the area.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle says 5,700 people got out of homelessness last year
KUOW's Paige Browning speaks with reporter Kate Walters about new data from the city. Seattle officials say more than 5,700 people went from homelessness to permanent housing in Seattle last year with help from city-funded programs.
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WA Democrats vote to ditch caucuses for 2020 presidential nomination
KUOW's Paige Browning speaks with Mark Alan Smith, political science professor at the University of Washington, about the decision by Washington state Democrats to change the way they nominate presidential candidates.