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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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. -
North Helpline and Hunger Intervention Program have worked to address food insecurity for decades. Now, they are joining to form a new organization. -
Councilmembers pressed Interim Seattle Police Chief Andre Sayles at a Public Safety Committee meeting Tuesday for more information.
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A coordinated effort to address the opioid crisis in the South Sound is shutting down. Public health officials say overdose deaths are down, but addiction specialists worry. -
A 15-year-old was charged with assault and illegally possessing a firearm. A analysis shows bullets from the gun he used did not cause the deaths of two bystanders.
