Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom…

First, officials in Snohomish County are seeking emergency permission to fix a crumbling levee near the city of Stanwood.

Next, and this fire season is poised to be historic – not just because of the record-low snowpack and unprecedented spring heat. It will also be the first for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service.

And finally, every spring, purple martins fly to Tacoma. The migratory birds travel over six-thousand miles from Brazil to breed here.

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Effort to repeal 'millionaires tax' is underway, Seattle Children's and Laurelhurst neighborhood agree to change helicopter landing policy, and thousands in WA have dropped their health coverage.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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This week…

Seattle hotels say bookings ahead of the FIFA World Cup are underwhelming.

Good Morning America showed off our region's beauty by broadcasting from a ferry.

And the Seattle Stair Walkers are finding community while doing an activity a lot of people hate. 

Arts reporter Jas Keimig and Factal Editor Joe Veyera are here to break down the week.

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SPS superintendent says district could be insolvent as soon as next year, sexual abuse investigations mishandled at Tacoma ICE lockup, UW report finds, and World Cup hotel bookings are falling short of expectations.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

The interview in today's episode was produced by John O'Brien.

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Just in time for summer, Seattle Public Schools started a new cell phone policy.

The goal is to increase student focus.

We’ll get into some new research about what school cell phone bans can actually change for students with Duke University Professor Jason Baron.

Read the study results here.

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Seattle is taking another step in Mayor Katie Wilson's plan to expand tiny house villages, the number of insured people in Washington is dropping, and a concert series at the waterfront is taking a soccer break.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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SIFF is more than just a local indie movie theater chain - its yearly festival brings hundreds of movies, big and small, to screens across the city.

But even as SIFF the organization faces monetary challenges, the show must go on at SIFF the festival.

We’ll hear more about the state of SIFF and get some festival recommendations from arts reporter Chase Hutchinson.

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Seattle matching up dollars with World Cup expenses, King County Assessor ordered to wear ankle monitor, and new Amazon venture rocks the shipping industry. 

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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The Murrow News Fellowship gives early career journalists the opportunity to report from places that are underserved by journalism. There are 16 fellows spread throughout Washington. Earlier this year, the program announced an ambitious goal of placing a news fellow in all 39 counties. We talk with Benjamin Shors, who directs the Murrow News Fellowship program at WSU.

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The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled against a conservative-backed challenge to the income tax, Washington State hit its all-time high in gas prices again Monday, and Seattle Police are looking for information regarding a fully submerged Toyota in Lake Washington.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Ezell’s Famous Chicken is a decades-old Seattle institution.

It’s also family run.

But its next chapter might look a little different – nationwide expansion steered from outside of the family.

We’ll talk about it with owner Lewis Rudd and reporter Egan Ward in a minute.

Read Egan's reporting here.

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