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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Federal judge in Seattle revisits Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle was the first to block President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, blasting it as “blatantly unconstitutional” at an initial hearing Jan. 23. The case continues at a hearing before Coughenour on Thursday.
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Seattle bus driver's alleged killer confessed to fatally stabbing roommate in 2023, but walked. Why?
Richard Sitzlack confessed to fatally stabbing his roommate in 2023 but was never charged. Thirteen months later, he was arrested for allegedly stabbing Seattle bus driver Shawn Yim to death.
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Former Auburn cop sentenced for murder
KUOW reporter Amy Radil explains how one Washington law made this sentencing possible.
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Seattle judge temporarily blocks Trump executive order on birthright citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked an executive order from the president that sought to end birthright citizenship.
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Seattle Community Police Commission seeks to regroup from internal turmoil, influence crowd control ordinance
Seattle’s Community Police Commission was created to amplify the voices of communities affected by policing and weigh in on police reform. But internal conflicts, vacancies, and turnover have frustrated that mission in recent years, according to an outside review.
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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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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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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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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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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.
