The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

1pm - The 1 O'clock Rundown // Do Student Cellphone Bans Improve Academic Achievement? No, says a new study // Meta hit with half-billion dollar fine, compared by a judge to 'polluting factory' // QUESTION OF THE DAY:  Should cellphones be banned in schools? // Feeding time: The Mariners celebrate 50 seasons

12pm - Man accused of starting Old Trails Fire in Spokane responsible for 25 others // Man pulls up to stranger’s house in golf cart to light garage on fire // Kennewick firefighters rescue kittens trapped in house fire; use pet oxygen masks // I thought I was just getting older. It sucked. Then an MRI revealed a pituitary tumor. Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, tells his story before he heads into surgery // WA Supreme Court waives bar exam requirement for many after snafu

2pm - Sydney Sweeney hands out meals to Spokane wildfire victims // WA attorney general urges caution when donating to wildfire victims // How Amazon, Microsoft and other local companies are responding to Washington state wildfires // Greg and Spike debate just how much climate change is a factor in this wildfire season // 22-year-old Washingtonian Lucas Jumalon wins it all at World Series of Poker Main Event // Last Call

12pm - Heat, wind threaten progress made against WA wildfires // Governor Ferguson invites Trump administration to WA to view wildfire damage // QUESTION OF THE DAY: What do you think it takes to be a Pacific Northwest local? Greg quizzes the audience with iconic soundbites // Some Seattle Homeowners Will Soon Be Able To Stop Unwanted Purchase Offers // Spike, Greg and Laura take a quiz on the lineup of young artists at Capitol Hill Block Party this weekend

2pm - Lessons from the primary election results. Does the Republican party in WA need to break from Trump? // Witness recounts seeing Spokane arson suspect minutes before wildfires spark // Cle Elum passed a data center ban. One might be built there anyway // Charlie Harger's primary ballot almost stayed sitting on the microwave. If a politics nerd is cramming, the August primary isn’t working // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. El-Sayed’s Win in Michigan leads to a conversation about a nation of extremes // 2.  Iran is trying to hack our water supply // 3.  In the Museum of America: A Costco rotisserie chicken // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is it uncomfortable or even inappropriate to talk politics? Do you ask people how they voted? // Feeding time: Mariners celebrate ‘Hot Jimothy Summer’ with special night honoring viral raccoon - so popular, that tickets sold out

12pm - QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is it uncomfortable or even inappropriate to talk politics? Ask people if they voted, or how they voted? // Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, has been closely following the trends emerging from Washington's primary races: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson-backed progressive candidates fall short // WA Democrats face no backlash for ‘millionaires tax’ // Tight race: Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez edges John Braun by 263 votes in WA-3 primary // Witness recounts seeing Spokane arson suspect minutes before wildfires spark // Private Drones Continue To Hamper Fire Fighting Efforts in Spokane // Carey Mulligan Bans Music at Home Despite Being Married to Musician Marcus Mumford

If you still have your ballot, do not put it in the mailbox. And Greg Tomlin has an idea for how initiatives should be written for voters // Aw, It’s Baby’s First A.I. Surveillance System // Moses Lake man steals $90K from hotel guest, buries cash in field // Last Call 

1.  Michigan reports first 2 US deaths in outbreak of cyclospora 2. Does Trump still have immunity from tax fraud? 3. Reflecting Pool lawsuit dropped // QUESTION OF THE DAY: How you getting through wildfire season? // Feeding time: Ken Jennings’ Costco Confession

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! A plea, a musician's legacy and a video game athlete // Our heads turn towards the country's other socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1.  Idaho wins finalist spot for a nuclear energy program. 21 states applied; the list is down to five. Would we want same thing here? // 2.  Mamdani takes on delivery apps, who he says were hiding tip button // 3. Anthropic's Claude AI escapes and hacks three organizations // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you glean anything new from Mayor Katie Wilson's press conference about accountability on the Bite of Seattle shooting? // Feeding time: Stephen A Smith apologizes to NBA player he called selfish for not getting the COVID vaccine

12pm - Chief Shon Barnes resigns and Mayor Wilson hosts a press conference to announce Seattle's interim police chief. Reporter Luke Duecy joins the show with both his journalist and public relations take. QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you learn anything from this? // Locals react to the news of Shon Barnes resignation // Netflix sued for losing unreleased Nicolas Cage movie

2pm - Chief Shon Barnes asked by Mayor Katie Wilson to resign // 15-year-old accused in Bite of Seattle shooting not charged with homicide // Kent Loux, President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, joins the show with his thoughts on the neither confirmed-nor-denied firing of Chief Shon Barnes // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Storm co-owner suspended after confronting two young girls wearing shirts and holding a sign in support of 'only women' in girls sports // 2. China threatens retaliation against U.S. after humanoid robot ban // 3. Voters favor Democrats by an 8-point margin heading into the midterms, according to CNN // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Was Chief Shon Barnes firing by Mayor Katie Wilson deserved, or is she deflecting? // Feeding time: WA law schools ask bar exam to give students a pass after tech issue

12pm - Mayor Katie Wilson fires Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes. Or does she? Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, was at the protest today over this decision // The plot thickens. Last night, Governor Ferguson releases screen shots of his texts with Mayor Wilson // Kent Loux, President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, joins the show with his thoughts on the neither confirmed-nor-denied firing of Chief Shon Barnes // Blue Angels practice happening overheard! No Fat Albert this year

2pm - Lawsuit filed in court on initiative, ballot language // Vendors frustrated with lack of communication and security at bite of Seattle // Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports talks Mariners and the crazy stat you will not believe // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions at Senate hearing // 2. Seattle Storm owner ‘verbally berated and cursed’ at teen girls supporting Sophie Cunningham at game // 3. Kentucky governor demands McConnell prove his fit to serve or resign // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Katie Wilson fire Chief Shon Barnes? // Feeding time: Glen Hansard, Irish Singer-Songwriter and Once Star, Dies at 56

12pm - Seafair CEO, a Las Vegas shooting survivor, details security for weekend festival after deadly Bite of Seattle; KIRO NewsRadio's Luke Duecy has the details // Seattle’s police chief nearly physically brawled with a reporter - should Katie Wilson fire him? // Parachuter rescued after becoming entangled 150 feet up in tree near Woodinville

2pm - Steve Wiebe, King of Kong, talks the new Donkey Kong set from Lego, filming a commercial in Copenhagen and his new book! // Is Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes spending enough time in Seattle? // Last Call