Mitch Borden
General Assignment ReporterMitch Borden is a general assignment reporter at KNKX. He’s worked at radio stations across the U.S. in places like rural Alaska and West Texas. Borden loves to cover all types of interesting stories. News tips can be sent to mborden@knkx.org.
He first moved to Seattle in the spring of 2025 to join the KNKX news team. When Borden is not out reporting you can usually find him cooking, sipping a cup of coffee or exploring the city while listening to an audiobook.
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Voters casting their ballots in the primary today are deciding who will compete in a number of high profile races later this year. The top two vote getters will move on to the fall general election.
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After locals watched the beloved mural get painted over multiple times by Seattle work crews, officials now say they will stop trying to cover up the mural. -
Tacoma voters are choosing between six candidates competing to be the city’s next mayor in the Aug. 5 primary. But two familiar candidates have the fundraising momentum.
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The race for the Tacoma District 6 at-large city council seat is crowded and with no incumbent running for reelection, the Aug. 5 primary could be close.
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After weeks of turmoil for educators across the country, the Trump Administration announced Friday it would release billions of dollars in school funding.
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Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced it’s restricting Head Start programs from serving undocumented immigrants.
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Washington state education officials are preparing to lay off staff – unless millions of dollars are released by the U.S. Department of Education. -
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation opened the clinic in Tacoma to provide medical and preventative care to residents dealing with HIV and AIDs.
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Washington state officials believe thousands could lose food assistance when changes to SNAP go into effect. This could be hard on food banks dealing with rising food prices. -
This drew criticism and questions from immigrant advocates and congressional lawmakers. And now the remaining immigrants that were being kept in Alaska have been moved again.
