The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

Renton mayor says they will NEVER assist ICE. Governor FERG preps for legal fights over ICE tactics. Marriage convo… how do we set expectations… // Your texts!

Coach Mike on his famous quote. BTS Rams/Hawks drama with Kill that led to the amazing comeback earlier this season. It costs more to host a Super Bowl party in Seattle // 
GUEST: Shannon Drayer on the retirement of broadcaster Rick Rizz // Bird Noise of the Day

Rick Rizzs is retiring, The express lane and I-5 closure debacle // GUEST: Sully on his e-bike story // We have discovered the Holy Grail of electric car batteries

2pm - More talk about a second shooting of an American citizen in Minnesota by ICE agents // Two ferries are out of service. One of them is the Wenatchee…but it’s only for a bent propeller. Or is it? // Climate Commitment Act costs can now be shown on your utility bills // Homeowners are sacrificing their yards instead of moving // Your texts!

1pm - Spike could go to the Super Bowl. But are the tickets worth the price? // Woman stabbed near trail in Redmond // Another tragic shooting in Minneapolis, this time of a nurse at the VA // John Curley had seats at the 50-yard-line for the Seahawks win last night // There's a bunch of cheaters in our state, apparently

12pm - Seahawks will head to the Super Bowl! // With winter storms around the country, let's preserve the sanctity of snow days // We recap highlights and taunting from the NFC Championship game with Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports // The case of “Missing the Beat”

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Three viral stories from the week: the entire student section gets kicked out of a local basketball game, a historic Seahawks moment, and a squawking Karen // The Seahawks are doing what politics can’t, uniting Seattle together. Charlie Harger from Seattle's Morning News joins us with tales of a healing fracture thanks to the power of football // Your texts!

1pm - How much has Sound Transit cost per person? // A new bill to tax tires // This reporter asks US tennis players if they’re proud of America // Alex Honnold will climb a skyscraper on a livestream tonight // Will Smith almost died while scuba diving under ice // Spike's had a few of his own near-death experiences // Sean Bean loves birds as much as we do!

12pm - Sweeping Amazon layoffs slated for next week. Is Jeff Bezos a bad guy? // More than 1,500 dead fish to be released in WA river // Sound Transit announces cross-lake opening date after finding $60M in 'couch cushion' money // Pacific Science Center removes gates, opens courtyard for all // Seattle Center is fraying. Will the city pay to fix it? // WSDOT hyperlinks to F***ICE.org in an email

2pm - Jake starts an online petition to open the I-5 express lanes southbound // Mike MacDonald's coaching video of the Seahawks goes viral // Oscar nominations 2026: Who got snubbed! // Your texts!

1pm - Big drug bust in Lynnwood — and Jake has a punishment proposal // Border Patrol breaks up drug and gun ring in Marysville // Local rep introduces a bill to prohibit the hiring of ICE agents // Guess the bird! // Karen is not happy about local duck hunters

12pm - WSDOT's express lane closure creates traffic hell for Jake and Spike // High ticket prices for the Seahawks remind Jake how humble and charitable he was back in his Sonics ball boy days // A 'jock tax' is proposed

Still no charges for UW students in 'Free Palestine' protest that caused a million dollars of damage to university engineering equipment // Seattle Children's Theater withdraws from upcoming production at the Kennedy Center // Don Lemon follows protesters storming a church service in Minneapolis. Were they within their rights to do so? // Your texts!

Trump issues an executive order cracking down on Wall Street investors buying single family homes // Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent under fire for suggesting Americans purchased as many as 12 homes ‘for retirement,' which begs the question - what makes a "mom and pop" operation? // Rep Jim Walsh says the DCYF fraud is real. Attorney General Nick Brown calls the accusations 'mostly baseless' // Seattle-area unemployment topped 5% in November. Is AI to blame? // Are you excited for the Winter Olympics? Jamaican bobsled team qualifies!

In light of a new executive order, does Mayor Wilson understand how to help homeless addicts on the street? // Charlie Harger from Seattle's Morning News on the local high school that kicked out the entire student section for not revealing who cursed at a ref. As a kid, what would you have done? // Getting ready for the big NFC championship game. KIRO Newsradio Reporter Luke Duecy talked to the incredible grounds crew behind the scenes.

2pm - State bill would restrict when cities can clear homeless encampments // WA schools trying to stop enrollment decline by adapting to hold onto students // Washington lawmakers again consider stricter DUI standard // Your texts!

1pm - A new state tax on bottles tax is being proposed // Spike returns to argue in favor of Ferguson's millionaires tax // Journalist Kara Swisher says rich people who move away from California over taxes are pieces of **** // Do people move over high taxes? // The Crocodile is facing a million dollars of debt, and is up for sale. Spike was at the musical center of the universe in 1990, and has seen so many historic venues close

12pm - WA bill would restrict when cities can clear homeless encampments. Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, is following the story // Washington lawmakers push for privacy regulations on Flock cameras // WA schools trying to stop enrollment decline by adapting to hold onto students // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio Senior Traffic Reporter on our aging, ancient ferries - and the scramble to replace them // Bank robbery note, dropped in a Seattle Goodwill changing room, cracks the case

2pm - Your text responses to Governor Ferguson's Millionaires Tax // Our state is heading into more debt for ferries, roads and ... bike lanes? // AI is replacing jobs… but which jobs will it replace? Mike Rowe knows a field with high demand // Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, is starting a 12th Man Flag and having everyone at our station sign it! // Your texts!

1pm - Forget your REAL ID at the airport? No problem! Just bribe a TSA agent // Why Governor Ferguson's Millionaires Tax is a bad idea, even though he says it's getting bipartisan support // Do people leave the state because of high taxes? One local lawmaker says no // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, on a foggy 21 car collision in Fife // Why not open the express lanes southbound, just for a few early morning hours? // Ozempic saving airlines money // Oprah says she wasn’t overeating. Her 'obesity' was overeating

12pm - Seahawks big win // This UK announcer's 49ers calls went viral. So SF got him a booth in Seattle. Now his Seahawks call is going viral // Should they open express lanes southbound during bridge work? // We’re going back to moon! And Jake got a boarding pass from NASA // Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports 710 joins the show! How about Saturday's game? The Seahawks will face off against the Rams in the NFC Championship game // Woodland Park Zoo welcomes 2 baby lions, first born in over decade

2pm - Jake finishes his point about a ban on plastic bags // FRIDAY FAVORITES! It's raining puppies and cat strollers // Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports joins us to talk about the major Seahawks playoff game this Saturday. How worrying is Sam Darnold's injury? // Your texts!

1pm - Stay-at-home sons are here — and they’re not going anywhere // 32-hour work week goes full-time in San Juan County // A statewide plastic bag ban could be on the way

12pm - Jake returns! How's his kid? // King County to begin enforcing in-person work requirement // Sam Darnold has a strained oblique // Have a fuel efficient car? Pay more in taxes! // Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports joins us to talk about the major Seahawks playoff game this Saturday. How worrying is Sam Darnold's injury? // Gone viral: A healthy meal for $3? Agriculture secretary says it’s easy

2pm - Sam Darnold is 'questionable' with an oblique injury today, but still expects to play on Saturday // Amid rising threats, WA lawmakers look to conceal addresses in public records // Should local counties be able to elect their own sheriffs? A new senate bill would give that power to the governor // Neighboring WA sheriffs clash on Facebook over Minneapolis ICE killing // Light rail trains ditch fabric seats, switch to 'cleaner,' vinyl seats // Your texts!