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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Seattle Homeowners Balk At Proposed Levy Price Tags
In recent years, voter-approved property tax levies have passed easily in Seattle and King County. But the size and structure of Seattle’s...
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Police Oversight In King County Has ‘Low Power,’ Councilmember Says
The office that investigates the King County Sheriff’s Office keeps hitting bumps. The latest hiccup: Director Patti Cole-Tindall has been hired by the...
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Seattle Police Reforms Bring Praise From U.S. Attorney General
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she came to Seattle as part of a tour of cities “that have turned the corner” toward better policing. She...
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Seattle Police Reformers Say They're Being Shut Out
Community police reformers are seizing upon the visit from U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to voice their frustrations with the Department of...
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Sen. Patty Murray Warns Of Government Shutdown
Democratic Washington Senator Patty Murray visited a Planned Parenthood clinic in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood on Friday. She said she’s worried...
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Fryberg’s Attorneys Seek To Bar Mentions Of Marysville Shooting During Trial
The father of the shooter at Marysville-Pilchuck High School is scheduled to go on trial in a Seattle federal court next week. Raymond Fryberg, Jr....
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Paul Allen Races Extinction With Wildlife Trafficking Measure
University of Washington biologist Sam Wasser got a discouraging phone call last September. “I got a call from our Fish and Wildlife agents on the...
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Marijuana Stores Could Double In Washington State
Washington could get lots more pot stores. State regulators will allow medical marijuana providers to seek retail licenses later this fall. There are no...
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Every Seattle voter would be a campaign donor if this initiative passes
The most-funded item on Seattle’s November ballot isn’t a candidate. It’s a ballot measure called Honest Elections, and almost all its funding comes...
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Marysville Shooter's Ex-Girlfriend Fears Backlash Over Release Of Texts
The aunt of a teenage girl who dated the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooter says releasing her text messages could inflame the community and haunt...