Tuesday Evening Headlines

Mayor Wilson partially vetoes RV regulations, conservative money pours into WA's Supreme Court races, and the CDC rejects WA's request for a faster measles test. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners …

Millions use chatbots for medical advice. The results can be deadly

Earlier this year, a Seattle woman died after she stopped taking her life-saving medication for epilepsy. She did so, after consulting ChatGPT. Her family is now suing OpenAI. We talk with UW professor Chirag Shah about AI's growing role in dispatching medical advice and how to navigate it. We can…

Monday Evening Headlines

Some Washington immigration organizations are suing to stop Trump administration interference in the upcoming election, a dairy worker in Washington has died from bird flu, and the last original Reign player has retired. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige…

As renters fight for more rights, landlords say they're struggling too

Both Seattle and Tacoma have a lot of renters. And when it comes to affordability, both renters and landlords say they’re going through it. In Seattle, a lawsuit could help landlords and in Tacoma a ballot measure could ease pains for renters. Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will break it d…

Seattle Symphony timpani player gets his day in the sun

As a percussionist with the Seattle Symphony, Eric Schweikert says you have to be willing to be silly. “All the ridiculous stuff ends up in the percussion section. If you want bird whistles or pop guns, sound effects, trash cans falling on the ground, we're the guys that have to do it.” But as th…

Trans girls in sports, on the ballot. The arguments for and against I-638

Today, we’re helping you prep for next week’s election with KUOW’s “Soundside.” Don’t forget, your ballot is due in a ballot box on Tuesday night. This year, Washington voters will decide if they want to ban transgender girls from participating in girls' sports.  Initiative 638 has become one of…

Friday Evening Headlines

Gov. Ferguson urges voters to use drop boxes, 90-unit tiny home community opens in South Park, and clocks in WA and B.C. will soon be out of sync. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Vaughan Jones. Read more from KNKX about the race for WA's 3rd Congressional D…

Casual Friday with Michael Wong and Danny Ball

This week… New data says Washington residents are surprisingly financially healthy. We're gearing up for a rare Saturday Halloween.  And when a musician says no phones allowed... Why not bring a courtroom sketch artist? Asianverified Creator Michael Wong and Simply Seattle’s Danny Ball are here…

Thursday Evening Headlines

ICE awards 10-year contract to a private prison company that runs Tacoma detention center, WA's elections chief says non-citizens are not voting en masse, and a historic family home in the Chinatown-International District is now open for public tours.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from th…

Understanding WA's vote-by-mail system amid federal scrutiny

In the final week before election day, Washington has been making a lot of news – and not because of the candidates is on the ballot. Instead, questions about election security and illegal voting are swirling around. We’ll take a closer look at how our mail in voting system works with UW Professo…