The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES: Map wars, its raining rain, and a bear attack // UW professor gets fat settlement after his land acknowledgment joke // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy case // 2. Gas prices heading into Labor Day Weekend // 3. Bernie introduces a bill to ban AI // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Murder on the Overlake Express // Feeding time: WSU Band can't play at the Apple Cup

12pm - Uh oh, fish are dying under the new light rail bridge over I-90 // 'A humanitarian crisis': Neighbors plead for city to deal with south Seattle encampment // The Marysville Sonics? Yes please! // How much found money can you keep without turning it in? Police request public's help to find suspect who picked up $30 off ground in Walmart

2pm - Tacoma ranks among the worst cities for retirement // Is this AI ad for seniors comforting, or creepy? // Should a Republican club have been rejected at local Whitman college? // Rules change at UW for student protesters // Last Call!

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Is one juror the holdout on Lindsay Clancy's deadlocked trial? // 2. Jump in rejected mail-in ballots in Washington after USPS rule change about postmarking // 3. Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Seattle Times recommends that you vote down the parent's bill of rights initiative // Disagreement about the parent's bill of rights, and listener texts

12pm - Police pursuits are back! // How Seattle Schools got the deal done to avert a teachers strike // How could Seattle Public Schools be broke? QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the voter’s guide be fact-checked? // Police pursuits are back, and there are two in the news — one of which involves a 14 year old teen driver // How do you punish a 14-year-old in a high speed police chase?

2pm - After Bite of Seattle shooting, SPD must update public within one hour, Mayor Katie Wilson decrees. KOMO News sat down with her and interim Chief Sayles for an interview, and Jake and Spike review the tape! // Sex trafficking help line goes to nowhere // Lazaro Montes gets called up from the Tacoma Rainiers to the big leagues and immediately hits a home run for the Mariners. The video of him calling his family to tell them the news made us all cry! We chat about it with Aaron Granillo, KIRO Newsradio Anchor (and Mariners superfan) // Last Call!

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Jury remains deadlocked in Lindsay Clancy trial, and the judge tells them, figure it out // 2. States are suing to withhold CDL records from the Department of Homeland Security // QUESTION OF THE DAY: If you were Mayor of Tacoma, how would you keep businesses like Fred Meyer open? // Feeding Time: Man struck by lightning, survives // Canadian prime minister says they won't negotiate until America stops with the memes

12pm - Teacher strike averted at Seattle Public Schools as contract talks continue // Meanwhile, Puyallup school teachers quietly go back to work // Tacoma says Fred Meyer closing is a gut punch. QUESTION OF THE DAY: What should a city do to attract new businesses — and keep the ones they have? // Jadon Nicoara, the Walla Walla man who survived a bear attack, joins the show to recount his terrifying and miraculous survival // All about cloud seeding! Highlights from yesterday's interview with Rainmaker CEO Augustus Doricko

2pm - Augustus Doricko, CEO of Rainmaker, joins us to talk about cloud seeding in Alaska! // Former teacher and real estate agent makes Seahawks roster // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Jury deadlocked in Lindsay Clancy trial // 2. Airbnb offers free stays to wildfire victims // 3. Hundreds pack Portland street to watch people parallel park // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should teachers be able to afford to live in the district where they work? // Feeding time: Deli owner gives away money and school supplies to kids with good report cards

12pm - The superintendent warns Seattle Public School District is broke as teachers threaten strike for raises. Jillian Raftery, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, joins us with the details. QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should teachers be able to afford to live where they work? // Chaotic ambush by bounty hunters angers North Seattle neighbors // The benefits of being single

1. Flash flood in the Grand Canyon leaves 2 dead, 15 missing // 2. 'Let data reign!' declares President Trump // 3. Could the US Postal Service bar us from voting by mail? // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Was it a fair negotiating tactic for the superintendent of Seattle Public Schools to air out teacher salaries, in an attempt to undermine public support for their demands? // Feeding time: It's officially Lake America on Google Maps // A beer heist!

2pm - Hawks have their final roster, and a Rams superstar comes out of retirement // Want to buy a mall? How about Bellevue Square? // Jake and Spike have been beleaguered by door to door sales schemes. Jake gets the same one every year // Last Call

12pm - State workers will walk off the job today, demanding more pay // Countdown to a Seattle Public Schools teacher strike looms, as the new superintendent publicizes current salaries // Jason Rantz from Seattle Red 770 joins us to decry Seattle’s war on cars // Chief Shon Barnes joined The Gee and Ursula Show to talk about Mayor Katie Wilson being asked to resign. Jason Rantz sticks around to offer his analysis

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! A squash gavel, an icon's best jokes and an inspiring speech // Aaron Granillo, KIRO Newsradio anchor, joins us with his take on our new Seahawks team owner being a fan of ... the Steelers? // You're allowed to live in your car in Olympia now // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Nepal flood rescue efforts intensify as death toll rises, with more than 2,000 people still missing // 2. X uncovers Chinese bot farm of fake accounts to influence data center conversations // 3. Company in Alaska is getting millions of gallons of water from 'cloud seeding' // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Where's the money for SPD hiring bonuses? // Feeding time: Ducks and elephants

12pm - Couple withdraw their petition to recall Mayor Wilson at contentious court hearing // The Seattle Police Department scraps hiring bonus // Sound Transit approves fare gates. It'll be awhile before you see 'em! Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio Senior Traffic Reporter, joins us with the timeline for this pilot project // New Seahawks owner talks about the team he loves…the Steelers?

2pm - 91% of teachers authorize a strike in Seattle // Demands for Seattle teachers union president to resign intensify amid student abuse allegations // Would you have used a “fart corner” in school? // Lifetime taxes per state get visualized nicely on a map! Which state would you want to live in? // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Lake Ontario is officially renamed Lake America // 2. Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada // 3. Senator Patty Murray Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Plan to Increase Logging // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you join the worker's union to boycott Starbucks? Turns out, a lot of you already are! // Feeding time: Dolly Parton videos circulate on social media

12pm - 91% of teachers authorize a strike in Seattle, talks continue // Starbucks union calls for boycott. QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you vote with your dollars? // Could the Mariners get Eugenio Suarez back? Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports joins the show // An update on Bob Stelton's hit-and-run case on his motorcycle. How are there still no leads?!

NFL owners expected to approve Seahawks sale today // Spike adjudicates the case of Sullivan v. Sullivan in the race for the Alaskan Senate // Where is the safest place to hide during an apocalypse? // Last Call

The 1 O'Clock Rundown: 1. A Terrifying Flash Flood in Nepal Leaves Hundreds of People Missing, including American Tourists, 2. Meta Settles Over Social Media Addiction Claims, Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion, 3. Dan Sullivan advances in Alaska Senate race — not the incumbent Dan Sullivan! // QUESTION OF THE DAY: What do you want in Seattle's next police chief? Does your list align with Mayor Katie Wilson's? // Feeding time: Girl 'jumps' trains at Carkeek Park // A football player from Navajo Nation beats the odds, gives an incredible post-game speech in the Dallas Cowboys locker room

Man charged with threatening to kill WA governor after laying out detailed plan // Mayor Katie Wilson launches national search for Seattle's next police chief. QUESTION OF THE DAY: What do you want from Seattle's next police chief? // Harvard offering an AI taught course for $699. Very interesting // Bill Gates warns about AI replacing humans // How do Jake’s kids know who Dolly Parton is?! // Tim Curry dies at 80 after legendary film career

Jake and Spike recap their interview with the man who put up a billboard addressing crime and drug use on Aurora Avenue // How will the Supreme Court's ruling on mail-in ballots effect Washington state, as soon as our 2026 midterms? // Five cars behind you and going under the speed limit? In WA, you’re breaking the law. But it would be hard to know, Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, tells us. // Last Call