Politics Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds Despite opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests. by Levi Pulkkinen & Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
News WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election As concerns grow over vigilante militias on Election Day, police say laws are too vague to invoke. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 / Updated 2:10 p.m. November 3
Politics Washington state lawmakers look for ways to limit armed militias State laws are vague on armed protests and paramilitaries, but legislators and activists are trying to change that. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / January 8, 2021
Culture Best of 2018: Hey MSN, this is what a real Seattle dive bar looks like Seattle’s dive bar expert refutes the idea that King’s Hardware is the best Washington state has to offer. by Mike Seely / December 31, 2018
Culture In Seattle, a one-of-a-kind hospital for broken vacuums With faith and good works, Georgetown's Vac Shop helps a community get clean in more ways than one. by Mike Seely / November 26, 2018
Culture This Elks Lodge is a throwback to South Seattle before gentrification One of the city's last majority African-American fraternal organizations, Cascade Lodge No. 1416, fights for survival. by Mike Seely / February 25, 2019
Culture Hey MSN, this is what a real Seattle dive bar looks like Seattle’s dive bar expert refutes the idea that King’s Hardware is the best Washington state has to offer. by Mike Seely / November 1, 2018
Culture The century-old butcher shop that has become a Seattle staple A Rainier Avenue butcher shop offers an eye into Columbia City's roots. by Mike Seely / August 14, 2018
Culture Seattle’s oldest country bar keeps two-stepping How The Little Red Hen has survived for 50 years in Green Lake. by Mike Seely / June 18, 2018
Culture So Seattle: The military surplus store that’s a mainstay in Belltown The Federal Army & Navy Surplus store, with its MREs and Ghillie Suits, has been in business since the 1950s. by Mike Seely / April 25, 2018