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Home CarlsonCast: Seattle QB legend Jim Zorn takes Tom Brady’s side in ‘Deflate-gate’ and Gov. Inslee’s new plan for a two-tiered driver’s license system in WA (Audio)

By John Carlson Published: Jan 23, 2015 at 12:00 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 23, 2015 at 12:00 PM PST

Deflate-gate Day 5! KVI’s John Carlson interviews Seahawks’ Ring of Honor QB (and longtime NFL assistant & head coach), Jim Zorn, who explains the football chain of custody in the NFL and why he tends to believe Tom Brady’s explanation of not knowing how the footballs were deflated during the AFC title game

Home Community rallies against plan to cut 11,000 JBLM soldiers (Video)

By Keith Eldridge, KOMO News Published: Jan 22, 2015 at 5:47 AM PST Last Updated: Jan 22, 2015 at 5:47 AM PST

The US Army got an earful Wednesday as community members warned of the dire consequences to the local economy if 11,000 soldiers leave Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Home CarlsonCast: Even die-hard Bostonians angry over NFL "Deflate-gate", plus newly discovered problems with Gov. Inslee carbon pollution plan (Audio)

By John Carlson Published: Jan 22, 2015 at 11:27 AM PST Last Updated: Jan 22, 2015 at 11:27 AM PST

KVI's John Carlson digs into the "Deflate-gate" scandal with a Boston sportswriter who says the Patriots are ruining their legacy with these cheating scandals. Also, it appears police officer Darrin Wilson will face no federal civil rights charges for Michael Brown's shooting death.

Home CarlsonCast: why one WA Congressman decided against attending Pres. Obama’s SOTU and the double-standard in pizza taxation

By John Carlson Published: Jan 22, 2015 at 5:54 AM PST Last Updated: Jan 22, 2015 at 5:54 AM PST

KVI’s John Carlson interviews Everett, WA Congressman Rick Larsen who decided to watch the State of the Union speech from his couch rather than the House chamber with the rest of his elected colleagues.

Home 'I'm his hero:' Navy homecoming surprises local students (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Lindsay Cohen, KOMO News Published: Jan 21, 2015 at 9:06 AM PST Last Updated: Jan 21, 2015 at 9:06 AM PST

It's been more than two decades since Eric Wynn was last called to the principal's office. Tuesday's visit, however, was by choice.

Home State attorney general wants smoking age raised from 18 to 21

By KOMO Staff Published: Jan 21, 2015 at 9:05 AM PST Last Updated: Jan 21, 2015 at 9:05 AM PST

The state's top legal official will propose raising the smoking age from 18 to 21 at a special Wednesday news conference in Olympia.

Home Seahawks fan rejects $20K, will give famous football back to Kearse (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Jeff Burnside, KOMO News Published: Jan 20, 2015 at 5:47 AM PST Last Updated: Jan 20, 2015 at 5:47 AM PST

It is the pass that put the Seattle Seahawks into the Super Bowl -- again. In overtime, Russell Wilson threw it to Jermaine Kearse, who threw it ... Scott Shelton?

Home CarlsonCast: Blocking commuters in the name of MLK and Bill Maher’s latest broadside against liberals (Audio)

By John Carlson Published: Jan 20, 2015 at 12:33 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 20, 2015 at 12:33 PM PST

Seattle protesters blocked traffic on Highway 99 (Aurora Ave.) and Mercer Street for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a withering attempt to keep the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” narrative alive.

Home Packers fans left stunned after Seahawks rally

By Steve McCarron, KOMO News Published: Jan 19, 2015 at 10:21 AM PST Last Updated: Jan 19, 2015 at 10:21 AM PST

Green Bay Packers fans who cheered their team on from Seattle were left stunned Sunday after the Seahawks come-from-behind win in the NFC Championship.

Home CarlsonCast: Seahawks impossible OT comeback stuns Green Bay (Audio)

By John Carlson Published: Jan 19, 2015 at 12:19 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 19, 2015 at 12:19 PM PST

Seahawk QB Russell Wilson’s emotional tears, the quitter fans who walked out of Seahawks Stadium in the 4th quarter only to regret their hasty decision as the Seahawks stormed back from a 16-point deficit to advance to their 2nd straight Super Bowl.