The Latest Monday Evening Headlines 3 Gray whales died over the last few days, Tacoma wants Sound Transit to expand light rail service south, and the fire season forecast is smoky. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers Politics WA Supreme Court to consider Let's Go Washington lawsuit challenging 'millionaires tax' Washington's new so-called "millionaires tax" includes a clause that prevents it from being repealed by voters through a method called a referendum, something that conservative group Let’s Go Washington has alleged is unconstitutional. Sarah Mizes-Tan Government Rural Washington schools struggle with drop in logging dollars Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled the economy, the Mount Baker School District is facing a budget deficit exceeding $1 million, which local officials say is tied to declining timber sales on state lands. Washington State Standard How to get off your phone for good (or at least use it less). It’s really hard to get away from our phones because... They do everything for us! A couple of experts give us tips on how we can cut back on our screen time. Maleeha Syed Iran's Kurdish opposition in Iraq sees a chance for change after decades in exile One of the biggest targets of Iranian attacks has been in Iraq, against armed Iranian opposition bases in the Kurdistan region. Many opposition fighters see this moment as an chance to go home. Jane Arraf Front Page: The Big O talks Mayor Wilson and public safety, covering up a Central District icon, and the Seattle Steelheads Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. Libby Denkmann Arts & Life How a stranger encouraged a father struggling with his daughter's health issues A man who was trying to support his daughter with an undiagnosed disorder received praise from a stranger. He said it changed their life. Arts & Life New online game 'Five Nights at Epstein's' has parents and schools concerned A video game has captured kids' attentions. It's called Five Nights at Epstein's — and the goal is to survive multiple nights on Jeffrey Epstein's island unscathed. Justine Kenin Navigating dementia in a long and loving marriage When a wife or husband gets dementia, it is often the spouse who becomes the caregiver. Warren Kimble says his love for his wife is different now, but still strong. Nina Keck How the crew of Artemis II reacted to seeing the Moon up close As the astronauts of Artemis II pass by the lunar surface, they add to the experiences of other missions that flew to the moon. Henry Larson 1 of 1645 Next Sponsored
Monday Evening Headlines 3 Gray whales died over the last few days, Tacoma wants Sound Transit to expand light rail service south, and the fire season forecast is smoky. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
Politics WA Supreme Court to consider Let's Go Washington lawsuit challenging 'millionaires tax' Washington's new so-called "millionaires tax" includes a clause that prevents it from being repealed by voters through a method called a referendum, something that conservative group Let’s Go Washington has alleged is unconstitutional. Sarah Mizes-Tan
Government Rural Washington schools struggle with drop in logging dollars Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled the economy, the Mount Baker School District is facing a budget deficit exceeding $1 million, which local officials say is tied to declining timber sales on state lands. Washington State Standard
How to get off your phone for good (or at least use it less). It’s really hard to get away from our phones because... They do everything for us! A couple of experts give us tips on how we can cut back on our screen time. Maleeha Syed
Iran's Kurdish opposition in Iraq sees a chance for change after decades in exile One of the biggest targets of Iranian attacks has been in Iraq, against armed Iranian opposition bases in the Kurdistan region. Many opposition fighters see this moment as an chance to go home. Jane Arraf
Front Page: The Big O talks Mayor Wilson and public safety, covering up a Central District icon, and the Seattle Steelheads Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. Libby Denkmann
Arts & Life How a stranger encouraged a father struggling with his daughter's health issues A man who was trying to support his daughter with an undiagnosed disorder received praise from a stranger. He said it changed their life.
Arts & Life New online game 'Five Nights at Epstein's' has parents and schools concerned A video game has captured kids' attentions. It's called Five Nights at Epstein's — and the goal is to survive multiple nights on Jeffrey Epstein's island unscathed. Justine Kenin
Navigating dementia in a long and loving marriage When a wife or husband gets dementia, it is often the spouse who becomes the caregiver. Warren Kimble says his love for his wife is different now, but still strong. Nina Keck
How the crew of Artemis II reacted to seeing the Moon up close As the astronauts of Artemis II pass by the lunar surface, they add to the experiences of other missions that flew to the moon. Henry Larson