The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

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

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1.  A five-hour delay for information after the Bite of Seattle shooting // 2. Major earthquake rocks southern Japan, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate // 3. Savannah Guthrie makes plea for help finding mother after 6 months of no leads // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Seattle have a dedicated Gang Prevention Unit in our police department? // Feeding time: A baseball legend and a singing wolf

12pm - LIVE: Mayor Katie Wilson and Chief Shon Barnes address what we know about the shooters at Bite of Seattle, including that one of the recovered weapons was a ghost gun. And Mayor Wilson addresses the 5-hour wait for public information // Jake and Spike react to the new information from the press conference: the delay in safety information released to the public, the guns used in this shooting, and safety from gangs in Seattle // Question of the Day: Should Seattle restart their gang violence prevention unit?

2pm - Jason Rantz from Seattle Red joins the show to talk about the video of Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes that's going viral // Rick Steves, Ken Jennings back campaign to stop repeal of Washington's 'Millionaires Tax' // More on the Bite of Seattle shooting // Last Call

1pm - The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. At Least 3 Killed in Shooting at Food Festival in Seattle // 2. One in eight US adults uses GLP ones // 3. The San Andreas Fault has gone ominously silent // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does the shooting at Bite of Seattle deter you from future big events in Seattle? // Feeding time: Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes gets into altercation with reporter

12pm - Public information about the mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle was delayed 'for dignitaries.' Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, joins us with his analysis of the press conferences // More on the disorganization and confusion from public officials in the wake of a mass shooting at Bite of Seattle // Two base jumpers jumped off the Space Needle

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Lots of animal stories and some Twisted Tunes! // Bite of Seattle is back — plus more fun events this weekend! Paul Holden, producer at large, joins us with the lineup // Last Call

1pm - The 1 O'clock Rundown with special guest Luke Duecy! // 1. ‎Seattle area job market, once dominated by tech, sees ‘drastic shift’ toward other industries // 2. Drought, heat worsen wildfires surging across West. GOP Congressional Candidate Stands By Accusation That Tribe Gets Free Money For Wildfires // 3. Election fraud fears start as primary ballots arrive // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should a sex offender be released without any monitoring, if that's what the law demands? // Oregon man illegally wrestled sharks in Pierce County, all for social media

12pm - Kenmore Air sea plane crashes off Sucia Island in San Juans; all 11 aboard rescued. KIRO Newsradio Reporter Luke Duecy gives us the crash details. // Convicted sex offender has served his time and is being released from McNeil Island with no monitoring. Should he be? // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, on weekend construction closures, a parade in front of downtown Seattle's ferry terminal, and roundabouts // People couldn’t stop asking to pet their dogs, so they built an experience

2pm - Mayor Katie Wilson loses yet another staffer, also by the name of Wilson // Why is the mayor endorsing progressive candidates as a private citizen, not as the mayor? // Spike hits falsetto notes on Twisted Tunes about Herschel the Sea Lion in Ballard // Last Call

1pm - The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Gas prices surge as volatility in Strait of Hormuz continues // 2. Member of Vance’s Secret Service detail removed amid probe into alleged compromise of security information // 3. Nancy Pelosi votes against house Bill preventing members of Congress from stock trades // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Which elected official in Washington state would you replace with Jimothy? // Feeding Time!!! A pizza chain 3,000 miles away and a kid who can make eerily accurate bird noises

12pm - People are writing in Jimothy the raccoon on their ballots. Which elected official would you replace with a short spine raccoon? // Tolls cut in half for low income drivers. I have a good question if the day for this // The wildest clips from our interview yesterday with the woman whose beloved pig, Brida, was stolen during the Vashon Strawberry Festival // Spike spoke to the detective who is on the case

2pm - Jake and Spike are on the case! Vashon family searches for beloved pig who was stolen. Julia Carson, the pig's owner, joins the show // Charlie Harger loves sea lions. But some of them have to die // Last Call