The state of the pandemic, refugee resettlement, and the future of downtown, this week Bill Radke discusses the week's news with political consultant and columnist Joni Balter, Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, and KUOW news anchor Paige Browning. Alec Cowan
How To Help Your Child — And Yourself — Through The First Day Of School The first day back to school can be a dreaded experience — for both children and parents. This year might be especially scary, as many children have spent a year and a half learning from home. Courtney Dorning
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Set Off A Surge Of COVID Cases In South Dakota NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Shankar Kurra, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Rapid City Hospital, on South Dakota's COVID surge following the Sturgis motorcycle rally earlier in August. Bridget Kelley
Coronavirus FAQ: How Do The Rules of 6 Feet And 15 Minutes Apply To The Delta Variant? It was drummed into our brains: Stay 6 feet from others! Limit close contact to 15 minutes. With the highly contagious delta variant, do we need to rethink those numbers? Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Why COVID Takes A Harsher Toll On Children With Cancer A new study looks at how kids diagnosed with cancer react to a COVID-19 infection compared to the general population of youngsters. Marc Silver
Aid Groups Wonder Whether To Stay Or Go As The Taliban Take Over Afghanistan Now that the Taliban are back in power, aid agencies in Afghanistan are bracing for an uncertain future — and hope to maintain the progress they've made over the past two decades. Joanne Lu
Many Kids Have Missed Routine Vaccines, Worrying Doctors As School Starts The pandemic has meant many kids have put off doctor visits and recommended shots. Experts worry that means some pockets of the U.S. are now more vulnerable to outbreaks of measles and meningitis. Yuki Noguchi
More Than 100,000 People Are Hospitalized With COVID-19, The Most Since January Hospitals are once again overwhelmed with coronavirus patients, reaching a level not seen since before the vaccine was widely available. Deepa Shivaram
A Salmonella Outbreak Has Spread To 17 States And It's Linked To Italian Meats The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating two salmonella outbreaks that are tied to Italian meats like the ones often found on charcuterie boards. Deepa Shivaram
Hugs in the time of Delta Vaccines have made it a lot safer to be physically close to people again. But that's prompting all sorts of conversations about people's comfort level with physical touch. Do you go in for a hug, or keep your distance? Sonya Sheptunov
