Sumo tournaments in Seattle have a long history.

And they’re growing in popularity.

We’ll take a trip to a Rain City Sumo practice and meet some wrestlers.

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Sumo tournaments in Seattle have a long history.
And they&rsquo;re growing in popularity.
We&rsquo;ll take a trip to a Rain City Sumo practice and meet some wrestlers.
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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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Sumo tournaments in Seattle have a long history.  And they’re growing in popularity.  We’ll take a trip to a Seattle Sumo practice and meet some wrestlers.

Meet some of the wrestlers reviving Sumo in Seattle

People in Seattle took more than 10.5 million e-scooter and e-bike trips last year. But scooters can be a risky choice. Harborview treated 163 serious injuries from e-scooters or e-bikes in 2024. Recently, Seattle began requiring companies to use technology to prevent people from riding on the sidewalk. To learn more about injury prevention, we talk with UW epidemiology professor Steve Mooney, who's studied injuries involving micromobility devices.

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People in Seattle took more than 10.5 million e-scooter and e-bike trips last year. But scooters can be a risky choice. Harborview treated <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-s-e-scooters-are-hot-helmets-are-not-the-brain-injuries-can-be-profound">163 serious injuries</a> from e-scooters or e-bikes in 2024. Recently, Seattle began <a href="https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/05/14/e-scooter-safety/">requiring companies</a> to use technology to prevent people from riding on the sidewalk. To learn more about injury prevention, we talk with UW epidemiology professor&nbsp;<a href="https://sph.washington.edu/faculty/facbio/Mooney_Stephen">Steve Mooney</a>, who's <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39265126/">studied injuries</a> involving micromobility devices.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">&nbsp;leave us feedback online</a>.

People in Seattle took more than 10.5 million e-scooter and e-bike trips last year. But scooters can be a risky choice. Harborview treated 163 serious injuries from e-scooters or e-bikes in 2024. Recently, Seattle began requiring companies to use technology to prevent people from riding on the sidewalk. To learn more about injury prevention, we talk with UW epidemiology professor Steve Mooney, who's studied injuries involving micromobility devices.

Seattle loves its scooters, just stay off the sidewalk please

Seattle will lose one of its most decorated athletes to Detroit, Mayor Katie Wilson talks about the future of surveillance cameras in Seattle after the World Cup, and a feature story about a ballot initiative targeting girls who are transgender who want to play sports.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Seattle will lose one of its most decorated athletes to Detroit, Mayor Katie Wilson talks about the future of surveillance cameras in Seattle after the World Cup, and a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/transgender-ballot-initiative-could-require-genital-exams-for-wa-secondary-school-students">feature story</a> about a ballot initiative targeting girls who are transgender who want to play sports.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">&nbsp;leave us feedback online</a>.

Seattle will lose one of its most decorated athletes to Detroit, Mayor Katie Wilson talks about the future of surveillance cameras in Seattle after the World Cup, and a feature story about a ballot initiative targeting girls who are transgender who want to play sports.

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Seattle’s story is rich and historian Paul Dorpat was a big part of sharing it. 

We’ll take a look at his life and legacy with Seattle Times Now & Then co-columnist Clay Eals.

Read Paul Dorpat's obituary by Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals here.

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Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.

Seattle&rsquo;s story is rich and historian Paul Dorpat was a big part of sharing it.&nbsp;
We&rsquo;ll take a look at his life and legacy with Seattle Times Now &amp; Then co-columnist Clay Eals.
Read Paul Dorpat's obituary by Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals <a href="https://pauldorpat.com/2026/05/27/paul-dorpat-1938-2026/">here</a>.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"> leave us feedback online</a>.

Seattle’s story is rich and historian Paul Dorpat was a big part of sharing it.   We’ll take a look at his life and legacy with Seattle Times Now & Then co-columnist Clay Eals.

Meet some of the wrestlers reviving Sumo in Seattle

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