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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Washington state Covid-19 hospitalizations still at ‘sobering’ levels
Covid-19 hospitalizations remain at high levels in Washington state, straining the health care system. That’s according to hospital leaders who addressed reporters at a Monday briefing. There were 1,673 Covid-19 patients in hospitals around the state as of Monday, compared to 1,674 patients last week, officials said. “Things are still very bad,” said Taya Briley, executive vice president of the Washington State Hospital Association.
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Air hugs. No singing. Lunch outside: School in the time of coronavirus
There were no hugs on the first day of school at Mount View Elementary in White Center. (Yes to air hugs, however.)
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Seattle Now
Inside pandemic school
School is back in session. It's a bit exciting, a bit scary, and a lot weird. Today we go inside the first day of school at Mount View Elementary School in White Center to see what pandemic school looks like in action.
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Seattle faces shortage of school bus drivers as K-12 classes begin
The first day of school had a late start for some students in Seattle Public Schools.
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Students are back in classrooms at Wing Luke Elementary
Seattle Public Schools are open for full-time, in-person learning for the first time in more than a year. At Wing Luke Elementary, kids lined up outside the building to avoid gathering indoors. A table with masks and hand sanitizer stood in front of the entrance to the school, along with a sign about how to protect one another form Covid-19.
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Here's what back-to-school will look like in Seattle
Face masks, outdoor lunches, and three feet of distance: The first day of school is going to look a little different for Seattle Public School students this year.
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Washington issues vaccine mandate for K-12 school employees and statewide mask mandate
All school employees in Washington state must get a Covid-19 vaccine, or risk losing their job. Also, masks will once again be required in most indoor settings starting Monday, August 23, according to the latest mandates from Gov. Jay Inslee.
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KUOW Newsroom
Washington issues vaccine mandate for K-12 staff and new state mask requirement
All school employees in Washington state must get a Covid-19 vaccine, or risk losing their job. Also, masks will once again be required in most indoor settings starting Monday, August 23, according to the latest mandates from Gov. Jay Inslee.
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Washington superintendent asks for vaccine mandate for public school employees
Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal is asking Governor Jay Inslee to expand his mandate requiring state workers to be vaccinated to include public school employees.
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Do you need a Covid-19 booster shot? Seattle researchers aim to find out
As the Delta variant surges through Washington state, more people are wondering about the necessity of a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot — an extra dose to prolong immunity.