The Latest Politics KUOW's 2025 voter guide for Western Washington ballots Ballots in Washington state’s general election are due by Nov. 4. We’ll walk you through some of the hottest races we’re watching. Most are in the Seattle area, with a few notables elsewhere in Western Washington. We also highlight a couple ballot measures to keep an eye on. Scott Greenstone Thursday Evening Headlines WA Supreme Court hears WSU hazing death case, Portland Trail Blazers head coach arrested in FBI gambling probe, and we hear from the candidates for King County Executive. Patricia Murphy Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Oct 23-27 While we won't be watching the Mariners in the World Series this weekend, there are still a TON of awesome events happening... Libby Denkmann Politics Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, challenger Katie Wilson spar over homelessness policy Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is trying to win a second term in office, something a sitting mayor hasn’t done in nearly two decades. Running to his left is populist progressive activist Katie Wilson, who has made the city’s response to homelessness a central issue of the race. Hans Anderson What's actually happening in Portland The Portland described by President Trump doesn't match the conditions on the ground. Libby Denkmann Education Former student alleges sexual misconduct by another Mercer Island teacher High school English teacher Curtis Johnston, who abruptly retired in August, is the second teacher accused of sexual misconduct in recent months. Moe Clark / Investigate West National Chess body investigating ex-world champion who accused Daniel Naroditsky of cheating U.S. chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died this week at age 29. Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik had accused Naroditsky, among others, of cheating in the sport. Alana Wise Business The government shutdown is keeping Montana farmers from the assistance they need Fall is when farmers apply for credit and other assistance ahead of spring planting. The federal shutdown means they can't. Victoria Traxler National A battle over rainbow crosswalks is playing out in Texas After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered cities to remove art from roadways, issues of political messaging — and who gets to define it — prompted confusion across the state. Michael Adkison Economy The economic role of reseller bots in the ticket market Ticketmaster's CEO made waves with a recent comment that event tickets are underpriced. Economics 101 backs him up. So why do ticket prices seem so out of control? Darian Woods Prev 730 of 1645 Next Sponsored
Politics KUOW's 2025 voter guide for Western Washington ballots Ballots in Washington state’s general election are due by Nov. 4. We’ll walk you through some of the hottest races we’re watching. Most are in the Seattle area, with a few notables elsewhere in Western Washington. We also highlight a couple ballot measures to keep an eye on. Scott Greenstone
Thursday Evening Headlines WA Supreme Court hears WSU hazing death case, Portland Trail Blazers head coach arrested in FBI gambling probe, and we hear from the candidates for King County Executive. Patricia Murphy
Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Oct 23-27 While we won't be watching the Mariners in the World Series this weekend, there are still a TON of awesome events happening... Libby Denkmann
Politics Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, challenger Katie Wilson spar over homelessness policy Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is trying to win a second term in office, something a sitting mayor hasn’t done in nearly two decades. Running to his left is populist progressive activist Katie Wilson, who has made the city’s response to homelessness a central issue of the race. Hans Anderson
What's actually happening in Portland The Portland described by President Trump doesn't match the conditions on the ground. Libby Denkmann
Education Former student alleges sexual misconduct by another Mercer Island teacher High school English teacher Curtis Johnston, who abruptly retired in August, is the second teacher accused of sexual misconduct in recent months. Moe Clark / Investigate West
National Chess body investigating ex-world champion who accused Daniel Naroditsky of cheating U.S. chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died this week at age 29. Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik had accused Naroditsky, among others, of cheating in the sport. Alana Wise
Business The government shutdown is keeping Montana farmers from the assistance they need Fall is when farmers apply for credit and other assistance ahead of spring planting. The federal shutdown means they can't. Victoria Traxler
National A battle over rainbow crosswalks is playing out in Texas After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered cities to remove art from roadways, issues of political messaging — and who gets to define it — prompted confusion across the state. Michael Adkison
Economy The economic role of reseller bots in the ticket market Ticketmaster's CEO made waves with a recent comment that event tickets are underpriced. Economics 101 backs him up. So why do ticket prices seem so out of control? Darian Woods