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  • 1 month ago | kgw.com | Chris Ingalls

    BELLEVUE, Wash. — Some Washington police agencies oppose a decision by the state’s Criminal Justice Training Commission to ban a handgun widely used by law enforcement and the United States military. “I would ask the commission to consider placing a temporary pause on this directive to allow for more thorough discussion about the budget and the impact,” Bellevue Police Chief Wendell J. Shirley said at a March 12 meeting of the commission that trains and certifies all Washington police officers.

  • 1 month ago | kgw.com | Chris Ingalls

    BLAINE, Wash. — Speed matters as the cooks at Blaine Elementary school serve up hot food to hundreds of hungry kids that will line up during six lunch periods. “I need to get these kids through in about ten minutes,” said Sue Wozniak, who has worked for the Blaine School District in Whatcom County for 26 years. The goal, as she whips out piles of mashed potatoes and gravy onto trays, is to get kids as much time as possible to sit and eat their lunches.

  • 1 month ago | kgw.com | Chris Ingalls

    OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction has approved a rule requiring districts to give kindergarten through fifth-grade students “…the opportunity to eat lunch for a minimum of 20 minutes, once the students have received their food” from the lunch line. The rule will give students the expert-recommended 20 minutes of “seat time” to eat lunch, but it is deeply unpopular with many school administrators across Washington.

  • 1 month ago | king5.com | Chris Ingalls

    SEATTLE — The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) permanently banned using a popular police handgun at its facilities, citing evidence that the Sig Sauer P320 can fire without anyone pulling the trigger. “My position has to be safety because we know so much now that if I make a different decision, I don’t feel like I’m being responsible,” said Monica Alexander, WSCJTC executive director.

  • 2 months ago | kgw.com | Chris Ingalls

    SEATTLE — A line of police recruits stood on the firing range at the Spokane Police Academy last October. Video shows a recruit from the Yakima Police Department drawing his handgun. Just as it leaves the holster, his Sig Sauer P320 handgun fired and the bullet narrowly missing the recruit standing next to him.

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Chris Ingalls
Chris Ingalls @CJIngalls
25 Mar 25

In our continuing @K5Investigators investigation, some WA police agencies push back on the ban of a widely used handgun: https://t.co/DSUqI8fuNX

Chris Ingalls
Chris Ingalls @CJIngalls
14 Mar 25

A new rule coming to all WA elementary schools may put an end to the "School Lunch Crunch" @K5Investigators @KING5Seattle https://t.co/GZVdcnHCpy

Chris Ingalls
Chris Ingalls @CJIngalls
7 Feb 25

Do you know a foster kid who might like to throw out the first pitch at a Mariner's game? Send your nomination here: [email protected] https://t.co/9wKSUOrwG5