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Thursday Evening Headlines Aug 15, 2025

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Costco won't sell mifepristone, staffer in Hilary Franz's office claims retaliation after reporting domestic violence, and heavy rain is on the way.

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

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One of the world's best jump rope teams calls West Seattle home Aug 14, 2025

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Jumping rope can be a low tech way to spend a summer afternoon.

But it’s also an international sport.

We’ll hear from a local youth jump rope team who represented the US this summer in Japan.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines Aug 14, 2025

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Mayor Harrell wants new law to curb predatory homebuying, more Washingtonians are getting concealed carry permits, and Paul Allen's estate has sold the Portland Trail Blazers.

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

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WA community and technical colleges wrestle with financial uncertainty Aug 13, 2025

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Higher education in Washington state faces an uncertain future, due to state and federal budget cuts.
And it goes beyond four-year research institutions.
Community and technical colleges are facing their own obstacles, as they try to remain affordable in an increasingly unaffordable world.

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Tuesday Evening Headlines Aug 13, 2025

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Seattle primed to get more surveillance cameras, concert organizers cancel Latin music festival due to ICE concerns, and look up tonight for the Perseids!

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

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What the “One Big Beautiful Bill” means for WA energy prices Aug 12, 2025

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It’s been more than a month since President Trump signed his Big Beautiful Bill into law.

There’s been a lot of conversation about how this law will affect things like Medicaid, the national debt and immigration enforcement.

But this law may also affect the cost of energy for Washingtonians. Seattle Times climate reporter Conrad Swanson explains why.

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Monday Evening Headlines Aug 12, 2025

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Heat advisory in effect until Tuesday night, WA sues Trump for withholding climate change funds, and charges are dropped against a Seattle man charged with murder and arson.

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

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Unpacking Seattle's progressive turn this primary Aug 11, 2025

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The votes are still being counted.

But if the primary is any indicator, Seattle voters are looking to shake things up.

We’ll talk about who's moving on to the November election, what they might need to win, and what it all says about Seattle politics.

Seattle Times reporter David Kroman is here to explain.

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Saturday Special: Incarcerated trans people in Washington fight for rights, cuts to SNAP leave Washingtonians uncertain, and an "actual play" podcast brings Dungeons and Dragons to life in Seattle Aug 09, 2025

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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom…

Transgender people in Washington’s state prisons are still fighting for better treatment, years after the Department of Corrections agreed to make changes.

Now that Congress has cut funding for the federal food assistance program SNAP, hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians who use the program are trying to figure out what this means for them.

And even after 50 years, Dungeons and Dragons is still growing in popularity, thanks to “actual play podcasts” like Dimension 20, which stopped by Climate Pledge Arena last month.

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Friday Evening Headlines Aug 08, 2025

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Images from space are helping scientists better understand river temperatures, President Donald Trump is calling on the C-E-O of Oregon’s biggest private employer to resign immediately, and people in Seattle are celebrating the $800 million dollar makeover of the waterfront. Is the same true for residents and visitors under the surface of Elliott Bay?

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

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