Weekend Listen: Nearly 3 years after outcry, audit finds rural Washington jail in a better place, how Northwest tribes are working to take care of their food waste, and how microbes could protect Pacific Northwest buildings from the Cascadia earthquake

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… First, nearly three years after a young man died by suicide in Klickitat county jail in south-central Washington, a new audit finds conditions are better. Next, the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes view their traditional food as something that deserves the utmost respect. So, they're working to save food from the dump. And finally, a research team from Portland State University is working on a way to protect buildings from earthquakes… using microbes.

Weekend Listen: Nearly 3 years after outcry, audit finds rural Washington jail in a better place, how Northwest tribes are working to take care of their food waste, and how microbes could protect Pacific Northwest buildings from the Cascadia earthquake

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