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Drew Mikkelsen

Olympia

South Bureau Chief at KING-TV (Seattle, WA)

KING-5's South Bureau Chief. Husky/SF Giants fan. Family man. Retweeting is not an endorsement.

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  • 1 week ago | krem.com | Drew Mikkelsen

    OLYMPIA, Wash. — In 2023, Washington state began issuing public alerts seeking help in solving hit-and-run crashes. Washington State Patrol spokesperson Chris Loftis said five alerts have been issued out of more than 700 unsolved crimes. ”When you look at the scope of what we're looking at, it has not been as effective as we hoped it would be,” Loftis said. A law enforcement agency needs to meet three standards to issue an alert.

  • 1 week ago | king5.com | Drew Mikkelsen

    OLYMPIA, Wash. — In 2023, Washington state began issuing public alerts seeking help in solving hit-and-run crashes. Washington State Patrol spokesperson Chris Loftis said five alerts have been issued out of more than 700 unsolved crimes. ”When you look at the scope of what we're looking at, it has not been as effective as we hoped it would be,” Loftis said. A law enforcement agency needs to meet three standards to issue an alert.

  • 2 weeks ago | kgw.com | Drew Mikkelsen

    OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two former inmates, who each spent decades in prison, helped pass a new law aimed at reforming Washington’s clemency system and expanding opportunities for early release. Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed House Bill 1131, which expands the Washington Clemency and Pardons Board from five to 10 members.

  • 2 weeks ago | krem.com | Drew Mikkelsen

    ST HELENS, Wash — Engineers who spent the days and years following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens working on the recovery of the region, returned Tuesday to check in on some of their work. “Just amazing,” said retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col.

  • 2 weeks ago | king5.com | Drew Mikkelsen

    ST HELENS, Wash — Engineers who spent the days and years following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens working on the recovery of the region, returned Tuesday to check in on some of their work. “Just amazing,” said retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col.

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Drew Mikkelsen🥯 @drewmikkelsenk5
13 May 25

Hate to brag, but I earned a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for my writing and am now under consideration for a national award. Second year in a row, baby! (OK, maybe I like to brag) Here's the best of my work from 2024: https://t.co/RDGRbEkV6N

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Drew Mikkelsen🥯 @drewmikkelsenk5
13 May 25

Photo of Damien Madison from @ThurstonSheriff Derek Sanders. Sheriff Sanders says air support and a grappler device helped end the shooting suspect's run "somewhere in Nevada." https://t.co/qGplad2JmO

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Drew Mikkelsen🥯 @drewmikkelsenk5
13 May 25

UPDATE: Thurston Co. sheriff says the FBI arrested the man accused of shooting at a deputy last week. According to @ThurstonSheriff, their suspect was pulled over with his mother in the car near the California/Nevada border.