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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Mysterious posters in courthouse garage could have jeopardized Auburn police killing case, judge says
The case of the first police officer charged under a new state standard for misuse of deadly force is now before a jury in King County Superior Court. Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson faces charges of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for twice shooting Jesse Sarey on May 31, 2019.
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Government
The Supreme Court overturned the federal bump stock ban. What does that mean for Washington state?
Alan Gottlieb, founder the Bellevue-based gun rights group the Second Amendment Foundation, said the SCOTUS ruling does not affect Washington state law banning bump stocks.
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Environment
‘Troublemakers’ win the day, but questions remain after Amazon drops pipeline plans
Amazon has withdrawn plans to buy natural gas from a proposed pipeline expansion in Oregon. Climate activists and some of the company’s own employees say that’s great news, but they also have questions.
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Fatal drug overdoses declining slightly in King County after 2023 surge
Officials in King County say after a bleak year of increased drug overdoses in 2023, they are starting to see signs of hope. At the county’s fourth annual conference on substance use Thursday, officials said fatal drug overdoses are trending down slightly in 2024.
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Demotion costs Seattle’s ex-police chief his title at national police org
Mayor Bruce Harrell made the change, citing a “distracting” amount of litigation by SPD officers and the need for an outside investigation to proceed unimpeded. Now, Diaz has lost another title as well.
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Crime
Former Shoreline assisted living caregiver charged with raping two residents with Alzheimer’s
The two elderly women had Alzheimer’s and significant cognitive impairment – but were both able to tell their families about the male employee who had raped them at the Aegis Living Center in Shoreline where they lived.
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Auburn cop's murder trial starts: Defense confirms he'll testify, 1 juror dismissed over undisclosed witness connection
The long-awaited murder trial of Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson got off to a rocky start Thursday.
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Seattle cops get big raises in new union contract
The contract hikes wages 23% for members of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, making the city's cops the highest-paid in the region.
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In Burien, 'the soap opera continues' as quarrels grow over city's camping ban
Each day in Burien seems to bring a new uproar between city officials and the King County Sheriff’s Office over the city’s camping ban. Meanwhile, people await an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether camping bans violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment when they don’t come with offers of available shelter.
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For murder trial of Auburn police officer, lawyers probe jurors' views on deadly force
King County Superior Court officials said they’ve called an unusually large jury pool to consider what could be a significant case involving police deadly force. Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson.