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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Seattle leaders are looking for the right person to be the city's new top cop after former-police chief, Shon Barnes, resigned in July following the Bite of Seattle shooting. -
Seattle residents had to wait hours for the police to brief reporters on the deadly Bite of Seattle shooting. A new police assessment says city leaders caused delays. -
Local leaders, first responders and community members gathered in Gig Harbor for educational workshops and a 5K to help bring awareness to the issue.
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As part of the multipronged approach, Seattle police will increase bike patrols in known crime hot spots such as North Aurora Avenue, Rainier Beach and Little Saigon.
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The Memory Hub’s SOAR program takes people under 65 with dementia on guided hikes around the Puget Sound region to help them enjoy nature and find community. -
Washington state leaders are trying to help hundreds of thousands of people expected to lose health insurance as federal changes to Medicaid roll out in the coming months. -
The city is revising how it shares information with the public during emergencies following the Bite of Seattle shooting at the end of July.
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Health officials identified a number of ongoing challenges such as housing stability, access to behavioral health services and transportation barriers.
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The county is launching a program to help fund childcare providers and support families that do not qualify for state aid. -
A new proposal filed with the city council would restrict large chains from altering prices based on shoppers’ data.
