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
-
WA wants to unmask ICE agents. That might not hold up in court
Washington state is moving to regulate how federal agents operate here. A bill to ban face coverings for law enforcement just passed out of the state senate. But how effective can it be? KUOW’s Amy Radil is here to break it down.
-
Washington state Senate passes mask ban to curb federal immigration enforcement tactics
-
Seattle charges man with assault for slapping, grabbing women from Lime bike
The Seattle City Attorney has charged a 24-year-old man with one count of assault with sexual motivation for grabbing and groping multiple women’s buttocks in downtown Seattle last spring.
-
Seattle doubles down on diversion — not charges — for public drug use
This year, Seattle officials are putting a stronger emphasis on services for people arrested for public drug use. Supporters of “diversion” away from courts and jail call it a hopeful moment. Skeptics worry that the city’s so-called “hot spots” for drug use and disorder will continue to suffer.
-
Sidelining Trump appointee, federal judges in Seattle will name new US attorney
The chief federal judge in the Western District of Washington announced today that the court intends to exercise its power to appoint a new U.S. Attorney in Seattle. The Justice Department's appointee — interim U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd — cannot continue to serve beyond Feb. 3 without support from either the U.S Senate or federal judges in Western Washington.
-
Seattle-area Somalis seek officials’ help with daycare doxxing, immigration crackdown
Members of the Seattle-area Somali community say they are reeling from the impact of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric — he recently referred to Somali Americans as “garbage” — and from an immigration crackdown that has sent people to detention or left them unable to work.
-
Washington floods create new worries for frail seniors and their caregivers
For Western Washington’s most frail and medically fragile seniors — and their caregivers — the recent floods and evacuations pose special challenges.
-
As floodwaters recede, King County farmers face daunting cleanup
Farmers near the Green River in South King County say the flooding they’ve experienced this month is unlike anything in recent memory. Now the water is receding — and the work ahead looks overwhelming.
-
Seattle City Council approves new police contract, boosting pay and expanding crisis response
The agreement preserves the status of SPD officers as the highest paid in the state, according to Council staff. It also offers new bonuses for college degrees and bilingual skills, and it allows new civilian participation in the most serious misconduct investigations. The contract also expands the city’s unarmed Community Assisted Response and Engagement teams and allows them to respond to certain calls for the first time without a police escort.
-
Violent crime is on the decline in Washington state and nationwide
Preliminary data suggest that rates for violent and property crimes in Washington state fell in 2025, continuing the decline that began two years ago. That was the big takeaway in a briefing for state lawmakers Thursday.