Kari Plog
Kari Plog is a former KNKX reporter who covered the people and systems in Pierce, Thurston and Kitsap counties, with an emphasis on police accountability. She was part of the team that reported and produced The Walk Home podcast.
Before transitioning to public radio in 2018, Kari worked as a print journalist at The News Tribune in Tacoma, where she covered communities and local government.
Kari also worked for several years as a college newspaper adviser at the University of Puget Sound, and she’s a strong advocate for media education. She currently serves on the board at Tacoma’s arthouse theater, The Grand Cinema.
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This week marks two years since the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with murder and manslaughter in the killing of Manuel Ellis. They are still employed with the department, while they await trial. -
Some comedians are kicking off Mother’s Day a little early with a special show on May 10 in Tacoma. KNKX’s Kari Plog talked to the headliner, Alyce Chan, about motherhood and the importance of comic relief.
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Tacoma captured Chandler O'Leary's heart. Now, the late artist is part of the city's creative fabricA talented artist, Chandler O’Leary could have taken her talents anywhere. Tacoma was her chosen home, and her work is part of the fabric of the city. O’Leary died unexpectedly last month at the age of 41.
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Pierce County has reached a $1.7 million settlement with a former top-level employee in the executive’s office. Carol Mitchell, who is Black, claimed wrongful termination, retaliation, and racial discrimination after she was fired in the summer of 2020.
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Since joining Tacoma's police department last year, Chief Avery Moore has hired more officers and launched a plan to address violent crime. But concerns from the public remain. KNKX's Kari Plog spoke with Moore about his first year on the job.
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When the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with felonies for killing Manuel Ellis, it triggered an internal affairs investigation into the officers’ conduct. Nearly two years later, the city’s police chief has confirmed that the investigation is on hold until the criminal trial takes place later this year.
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The Washington State Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would create a loan repayment program for forensic pathologists, the only doctors who can perform an autopsy. It also greenlights a study for longer-term solutions to the critical shortage.
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A Pierce County judge has issued an arrest warrant for a Tacoma woman who has repeatedly refused to seek treatment for tuberculosis. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department says she could be detained at any point starting Friday, a move necessary to protect the community.
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Right now, Washington's attorney general does not have the power to launch investigations into police or sheriff’s departments. That primarily rests with the federal Department of Justice. That could change with a bill under consideration in Olympia.
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If you have walked, biked or driven through downtown Tacoma lately, you might have noticed that storefronts, windows and sides of buildings are a little brighter. That’s thanks to the annual Tacoma Light Trail, a free winter art festival with 50 exhibits scattered across the city.
