The Latest History Seattle's first 2026 homicide stems from a shooting more than 50 years ago The story of Joseph Garrett’s murder is more than 50 years in the making. His life ended on Jan. 4, making 71-year-old Garrett Seattle’s first homicide of 2026. Stephen Howie Sound Transit announces opening day for light rail connecting Seattle and Bellevue The new link light rail across Lake Washington on the I-90 bridge is slated to officially open to passengers March 28, finally connecting Seattle and the Eastside. KUOW Staff National Reporters describe covering a massive immigration sweep on the ground in Minneapolis For two weeks, Minneapolis has seen protests and clashes between demonstrators and federal immigration agents, as the administration continues its aggressive campaign to arrest undocumented immigrants. Jasmine Garsd Business Is Greenland really a land of untapped riches? A geologist went looking in the 1990s Is Greenland a land of rare earth riches? The Indicator tells the story of an Australian geologist who learned the great cost of extracting Greenland's minerals. Wailin Wong National Minnesotans turn out in the frigid cold to protest Trump's immigration crackdown Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Businesses across the region closed in solidarity. Sarah Ventre Winter storm front has entered Texas A large winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies and Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday. Andrew Weber National Groups worry that limiting paths to citizenship may reduce voter registration efforts Each month, thousands of people across the country become U.S. citizens, and that new title comes with a new responsibility: the right to vote. Ximena Bustillo Music Lucinda Williams channels outrage and joy on 'World's Gone Wrong' The legendary Americana songwriter Lucinda Williams releases her new album World's Gone Wrong. Kira Wakeam Images show thousands of newly-identified asteroids. And there's more to come NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man. Patrick Jarenwattananon The Eagles break new sales record with their 1976 greatest hits collection The band's 1976 greatest hits collection just became the first album ever to earn 4x Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, or 40 million units sold. Lauren Hodges Prev 99 of 1636 Next Sponsored
History Seattle's first 2026 homicide stems from a shooting more than 50 years ago The story of Joseph Garrett’s murder is more than 50 years in the making. His life ended on Jan. 4, making 71-year-old Garrett Seattle’s first homicide of 2026. Stephen Howie
Sound Transit announces opening day for light rail connecting Seattle and Bellevue The new link light rail across Lake Washington on the I-90 bridge is slated to officially open to passengers March 28, finally connecting Seattle and the Eastside. KUOW Staff
National Reporters describe covering a massive immigration sweep on the ground in Minneapolis For two weeks, Minneapolis has seen protests and clashes between demonstrators and federal immigration agents, as the administration continues its aggressive campaign to arrest undocumented immigrants. Jasmine Garsd
Business Is Greenland really a land of untapped riches? A geologist went looking in the 1990s Is Greenland a land of rare earth riches? The Indicator tells the story of an Australian geologist who learned the great cost of extracting Greenland's minerals. Wailin Wong
National Minnesotans turn out in the frigid cold to protest Trump's immigration crackdown Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Businesses across the region closed in solidarity. Sarah Ventre
Winter storm front has entered Texas A large winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies and Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday. Andrew Weber
National Groups worry that limiting paths to citizenship may reduce voter registration efforts Each month, thousands of people across the country become U.S. citizens, and that new title comes with a new responsibility: the right to vote. Ximena Bustillo
Music Lucinda Williams channels outrage and joy on 'World's Gone Wrong' The legendary Americana songwriter Lucinda Williams releases her new album World's Gone Wrong. Kira Wakeam
Images show thousands of newly-identified asteroids. And there's more to come NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man. Patrick Jarenwattananon
The Eagles break new sales record with their 1976 greatest hits collection The band's 1976 greatest hits collection just became the first album ever to earn 4x Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, or 40 million units sold. Lauren Hodges