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KUOW Newsroom

Catch up on the local headlines of the day with the "KUOW Newsroom" podcast. One podcast feed, all the great local reporting you expect from KUOW and NPR.

Beginning August 5, 2024, we will no longer publish new KUOW Newsroom episodes. We thank you for listening to this podcast feed and encourage our listeners to subscribe to Seattle Now and download the KUOW App to hear the latest news features and headlines from KUOW.

Episodes

  • Thursday Headlines

    Thursday Headlines

    Jury begins deliberations in Tacoma police trial, Seattle school closures won't happen next year, and it's a big day for Northwest tribes. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Wednesday Headlines

    Wednesday Headlines

    Federal labor officials want Starbucks to reopen stores, Boeing ends its WFH policy for corporate workers, and Seattle's large building owners will have to cut carbon emissions. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Tuesday Headlines

    Tuesday Headlines

    Zulily sues Amazon over alleged antitrust practices, Seattle Children's psych nurses hold vigil over workplace safety, and recent flooding took a heavy toll on salmon. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Monday Headlines

    Monday Headlines

    Microsoft teams up with organized labor around artificial intelligence, Inslee wants $900 million more for climate projects, and Seattle leaders call on Hyundai and Kia to do more to prevent theft. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

  • Friday Headlines

    Friday Headlines

    Denny Blaine playground plan canceled, Zulily to lay off nearly 300 workers, and Seattle's iconic Elephant Car Wash sign could get landmark status. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning

  • caption: MJ The Musical

    Moonwalk through this week's arts and culture picks

    KUOW's arts and culture reporter Mike Davis told Kim Malcolm about "MJ the Musical" at The Paramount, "Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue" at The Moore Theatre, The Wintry Weekend Ice Skating Rink in Occidental Square, and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at Taproot Theatre for weekend outings.

  • Thursday Headlines

    Thursday Headlines

    Microsoft touts its AI future, off-duty pilot who tried to take down plane released from jail, and hundreds testify against a proposed playground at Denny Blaine. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • caption: Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant holds a fist in the air while speaking during a rally ahead of a Seattle city council vote on a measure, proposed by Sawant, that would ban discrimination based on caste, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Seattle City Hall. Seattle would be the first city in the nation to do so.

    Seattle's socialist rockstar Kshama Sawant has almost left the building. Here's how she changed Seattle politics

    Seattle’s most famous and controversial elected official, Kshama Sawant, is headed for the exits in January after a decade on the City Council. In that time, she’s managed to win three elections and survive a bitter recall campaign. Sawant told KUOW the key to her success from the start was refusing to compromise and staying true to her socialist principles.

  • Wednesday Headlines

    Wednesday Headlines

    Hackers are trying to shake down Fred Hutch patients, attorneys for Tacoma officers charged in Ellis killing rest their case, and King County approves millions for arts and culture. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.