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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KUOW Newsroom
New precedent for how parking laws are enforced for vehicle residents?
If someone's vehicle is their home, can it be towed and impounded for violating parking laws, with fees owed to get it back? That's one of the questions at the heart of a case in front of the Washington State court of Appeals.
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KUOW Newsroom
New Seattle City Council, same policy on homelessness?
Homelessness was a big issue – maybe THE issue -- for Seattle voters in Wednesday’s City Council election. But the results are mixed bag ... so far.
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Elections
It’s election week in Seattle! Your Wednesday update
In the race for the open seat in the Seattle city council's District 7 race, which includes Queen Anne and downtown, the gap between former Seattle police chief Jim Pugel and assistant city attorney Andrew Lewis has narrowed dramatically.
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KUOW Newsroom
Can a partnership with landlords get homeless into housing?
In a tight rental market, finding affordable housing in King County is a tall order for anyone. But what if you have a flawed rental history, low credit, or gaps because you’ve been homeless? A new non-profit aims to build bridges between service organizations trying to house homeless clients and the private rental market.
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KUOW Newsroom
A homeless village in Seattle for Native people, with medicine garden and healing circles
Tucked away in a lot in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood sits a modular housing project, which aims to give Native American and Alaskan Native people a path out of homelessness. It’s called Eagle Village and it will serve as temporary housing for up to 30 people, giving them a place to stabilize, access services, and look for permanent housing.
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KUOW Newsroom
How to vote if you're homeless
It’s election season and if you want to vote in Washington state you need to make sure you’re registered. Monday marks the deadline for people registering online.
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KUOW Newsroom
Why's the octopus awake? Night at the Seattle Aquarium
It’s almost midnight, and Bailey is still awake, stretching and pushing against the glass in front of her.
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KUOW Newsroom
‘One eye open.’ Sleepless in a Seattle tent
It’s 8:57 p.m. on a Sunday, and it’s karaoke night at the Georgetown tiny house village.
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KUOW Newsroom
Want cash back? You now have to pay a fee at QFC, other Kroger stores
If you're in the habit of getting cash back when you check out at a Kroger store, there's something you should know. Customers getting cash back when they use their debit cards now have to pay for that convenience if the amount exceeds 99 cents.
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KUOW Newsroom
If you're a mom on the night shift, where do your kids sleep?
It’s dinner time, and Tiffany Montgomery will head to work soon. But first, she drops her five kids off at child care, where they’ll spend the night.