Amy Radil
Reporter
About
Amy Radil is a reporter at KUOW covering politics, government, and law enforcement, along with the occasional arts story. She got her start at Minnesota Public Radio in Duluth, and freelanced for Marketplace and other programs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amy grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from Williams College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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King County homelessness agency board votes to tighten purse strings following damning audit
Board members of the troubled King County regional homelessness agency appear committed to correcting its overspending and weak financial systems, rejecting calls from other officials to abandon it entirely.
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Citing audit as 'last straw,' officials seek to dissolve King County Regional Homelessness Authority
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has had a rocky tenure, and now there are questions about its future in the wake of a new audit released Wednesday.
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Seattle mayor has 'serious concerns' for homelessness agency after audit
In the wake of a new forensic audit commissioned by Seattle and King County, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said she has “serious concerns” about financial management at the troubled King County Regional Homelessness Authority, and that “all options are on the table.”
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Police pause license plate readers to comply with new Washington state restrictions
Law enforcement agencies, including Seattle and Kent, that use automated license plate recognition in their patrol vehicles have temporarily turned those systems off, while they seek solutions to comply with a new state law.
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Nearly 3 years after outcry, audit finds rural Washington jail in a better place
A recent audit finds conditions are improving at the Klickitat County Jail in Goldendale, after county commissioners removed the jail from the sheriff’s oversight and created a department of corrections, as required by a legal settlement with the man’s family.
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King County staffers say new executive's return-to-office push ignores crucial details
King County employees are pushing back hard over their return-to-office mandate, with questions both pragmatic and philosophical.
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Report finds King County corrections officers used excessive force, submitted faulty investigation
A report from the King County Ombuds finds the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention “more likely than not” used excessive force when officers punched and Tased a man during a jail booking on Nov. 10, 2024.
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In Seattle, 9th Circuit judges consider Trump policy of mandatory immigrant detentions
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in Seattle on the legality of the Trump administration’s expanded mandatory detention for immigrants who in the past have been able to seek release while awaiting the outcomes of their cases.
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Controversial bill spelling out removal for decertified sheriffs advances in Washington legislature
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Could conservative sheriffs get removed from office?