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caption: The main portion of the Space Needle's Century Project construction will be complete in May of 2018.

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

  • Friday Headlines

    Friday Headlines

    Advocates push for more police accountability, say goodbye to Coke ads on WA ferries, and grocery clerks compete to be WA's fastest bagger. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.

  • caption:  A group of hikers on the Iron Goat Trail in Washington.

    A ‘haunted hike’ brings Washington disaster to life

    Lace up your hiking boots and pull out your flashlights. This Halloween, we’ll take you on what some people call one of Washington’s most haunted hikes. This hike passes through the site of the nation’s deadliest avalanche.

  • caption: Democratic Washington state Rep. Tina Orwall speaks about the state eliminating the backlog of untested sexual assault kits at a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

    Thousands of untested sexual assault kits finally processed in WA

    Washington state has effectively eliminated its extensive backlog of untested sexual assault evidence kits. Officials announced Thursday that more than 10,000 backlogged kits have now been cleared from evidence rooms across the state and submitted for testing.

  • Thursday Headlines

    Thursday Headlines

    WA clears backlog of sexual assault evidence kits, King County honors people who died with no family to claim them, and invasive giant hornets are MIA this year. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.

  • Wednesday Headlines

    Wednesday Headlines

    Seattle will dispatch civilian crisis responders to certain 911 calls, North Seattle teens are being mugged on their way home from school, and cyclists to get a safer path in Ballard. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.

  • Tuesday Headlines

    Tuesday Headlines

    WA sues Meta for harming youth, jailed pilot pleads not guilty to attempted murder, and the candidates for Seattle City Council District 6 face off. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.

  • Monday Headlines

    Monday Headlines

    Off-duty pilot jailed for allegedly trying to shut off engines on flight from Everett, it's about to get cold in Seattle, and the candidates for Seattle's District 7 face off. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.

  • Friday Headlines

    Friday Headlines

    Amazon is upping the stakes to bring employees back to the office, hot sewage will heat some Seattle buildings, and the candidates for Seattle's District 5 face off. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.