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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Law & Courts
Washington families seek jail improvements, one settlement at a time
In a new legal settlement finalized Dec. 4, commissioners for Klickitat County in south-central Washington have committed to broad changes intended to improve medical care in jail and prevent suicides.
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Politics
Secret payments to King County employee could become issue in race for county’s top job
Whistleblower allegations of a kickback scheme involving a King County employee could prompt questions in the upcoming race for King County Executive.
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Government
Secret payments, damning audit. King County’s youth violence prevention effort, mired in scandal
In the latest scandal involving a high-profile King County initiative, a county staffer was found to have secretly received $323,000 in payments in an alleged kickback scheme with a nonprofit leader he knew from prison.
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Politics
King County Exec Dow Constantine won’t run again. Race to succeed him begins
After four terms in office, King County Executive Dow Constantine has announced he will not seek reelection next year. Already two members of the King County Council are possible contenders for his job.
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Politics
Washington’s natural gas initiative wins, but court challenges could be next
Builders and contractors in Washington are celebrating the passage of Initiative 2066, calling it a victory for “energy choice.” Meanwhile, opponents of the measure say it will make it harder to achieve Washington’s clean energy goals, and they may sue to block it.
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Law & Courts
15-year-old accused of killing his Fall City family tried to frame brother, investigators say
Investigators with the King County Sheriff’s Office accuse a 15-year-old juvenile of shooting everyone in his immediate family at their home in Fall City on Monday, killing five out of six family members. They say the teen also attempted to “stage” the scene and blame his 13-year-old brother, telling dispatchers that the 13-year-old had fired on others and then committed suicide.
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Will voters choose an insider or outsider to become the next Pierce County Sheriff?
One candidate is a 35-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, while the other is a former captain with 33 years at the Seattle Police Department.
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SPD's on track for release from federal oversight despite flawed police contract, judge says
At a hearing Wednesday, the federal judge overseeing policing in Seattle made clear he’s disappointed with the city’s latest police contract. But he offered praise for improved practices at SPD as well.
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2 years in, Washington's alert system for missing Indigenous people is working
Washington State was first in the nation to implement alerts specific to Missing Indigenous Persons over two years ago. By the end of August this year, the State Patrol had issued 114 of those alerts, with the subject being located in all but 13 cases.
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Crime
Lummi chair commends federal drug bust connected to tribal deaths
Officials at the Lummi nation say this week’s arrests in a drug ring linked to recent overdose deaths could offer a measure of justice. The Lummi Nation near Bellingham put a national spotlight on the fentanyl epidemic last September, when four members died of drug overdoses in a matter of days and the tribe declared a state of emergency.