Chris Ingalls

1 month ago | kgw.com | Chris Ingalls

BURLINGTON, Wash. — Some Washington police agencies are dumping their handguns after the state academy that trains police officers said the guns were unsafe for recruits. Hundreds of those controversial firearms – Sig Sauer model P320 – could end up back in the marketplace potentially for sale to citizens, KING 5 Investigators have learned. The P320 has faced accusations by law agencies across the country, including Washington state, that it can fire without a trigger pull.

2 months ago | king5.com | Chris Ingalls

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Brett Ryan hit the floor hard when he slumped over and died on the second floor of his mother’s Sumner home in February of last year. “I was laying in bed, starting to go to sleep, and I heard a thud,” said Judy Russo. A short time later, emergency crews told her that her son had possibly died from using fentanyl. Brett Ryan, 36, had a long-term drug and alcohol addiction that made his life a struggle.

Mar 24, 2025 | 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.

Mar 17, 2025 | 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.

Mar 14, 2025 | 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.