The Morning News: Seattle Police Officers Disciplined Over Sheriff Rape Allegations, KUOW Catches Flak for Interviewing a Nazi

The Office of Police Accountability recommended that the two officers who first addressed the rape allegation receive discipline and training. Ana Sofia Knauf

Two Seattle Police Officers Reprimanded: The officers were disciplined after they were accused of mishandling a rape allegation against King County Sheriff John Urquhart. A prosecutor didn’t press charges against Urquhart over the rape allegation; nevertheless, the officers were disciplined for viewing the allegation as “crisis intervention” instead of taking it seriously.

KUOW Interviewed a Punched Nazi: The one who threw a banana and got punched in Seattle last week. KUOW didn’t identify the man, and after the interview aired, received a wave of criticism for giving the man a platform unchallenged. KUOW reports on the criticism in this post.

Edmonds Gets Rid of Columbus Day: This week, the Edmonds City Council did away with a double recognition of Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day. Now the city is plainly celebrating Indigenous People’s Day.

Activists Target Puget Sound Energy Over Liquid Natural Gas Plant: The protesters hit 13 PSE offices on Thursday, demonstrating against PSE’s proposed liquid natural gas plant at the Port of Tacoma. The protest was led by Puyallup tribal members, who have long opposed the facility because of the risk it poses to treaty fishing waters.

A UW Professor Is Teaching a Class on Calling Bullshit: The course teaches students how to detect fake news.

State Senator Dino Rossi Is Running for Dave Reichert’s Seat: Could the 8th District finally go blue?

Here’s the Plan to Fill Tim Burgess’s Empty Council Seat: The council starts accepting applications for the position—which will be held until November 28—next week. “The council wants applicants who understand how the city’s government works, know about policy issues, are committed to social justice and can communicate and collaborate across cultures, according to the news release,” Dan Beekman reports.

Facebook Is Turning Over Russia-Linked Ads to Congress: Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg issued an announcement that he does “care deeply about the democratic process and protecting its integrity.” Not the catchiest presidential campaign slogan, but okay.

Kim Jong Un Called Trump a “Dotard”: Specifically a “mentally deranged US dotard.” Dictionary.com defines “dotard” as “a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.” We don’t necessarily disagree.