Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
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More money needed for Washington's rape kit backlog
Washington state needs more money to investigate and prosecute cold cases of rape, according to a report out Tuesday by an advisory group tracking the state’s backlog of untested rape kits.
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Good news! Seattle's Union Gospel Mission got enough turkeys to serve Thanksgiving
Seattle's Union Gospel Mission even has enough for leftovers now "which is awesome," the food service director says
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Washington's foster kids are spending more nights in hotels and offices this year
Social workers have used that last-resort option 335 more times so far this year than the same period last year.
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Swedish healthcare workers vote to strike for better pay and working conditions
The union that represents many health care workers, SEIU, says its biggest concerns around under-staffing are being ignored. Swedish says it wants workers to come to the table and talk.
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Takeover or misunderstanding? The scuffle over Lake Union
A petition to "Save Lake Union" has gathered over 1,500 signatures. Kenmore Air says community concerns are a misunderstanding
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DNA samples from an estimated 30,000 convicted felons missing in Washington state
In the FBI’s database of convicted criminals, there should be more DNA samples from Washington state – potentially tens of thousands of them.
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She was raped 15 years ago. Her rape kit was finally tested and turned up a match
15 year-old J.D. was so embarrassed what had happened, she didn’t tell her father on the car ride home that she had just been raped.
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Bellevue police arm themselves with Narcan to combat rise in overdoses
Heroin and fentanyl are becoming a bigger problem in Bellevue, and now police are arming themselves with an overdose antidote
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'A toilet is your face.' Seattle ponders the perfect public pissoir
A KUOW listener asked if any city has figured out public toilets. We investigated.
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Has any city figured out public toilets?
On this episode we try and figure out if any city has figured out public toilets, and what Seattle can learn
