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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Mayor Katie Wilson said people using or dealing drugs in Little Saigon or selling stolen goods will result in their being jailed or enrolled in a diversion program.
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The group Tacoma For All is pursuing a ballot initiative that would require the city to hold landlords accountable for breaking the law and mistreating renters. -
Washington state researchers are joining an international drug trial that is testing a new GLP-1 medication as a treatment for moderate to severe alcohol addiction. -
The move comes after North Seattle residents built makeshift barricades last month to prevent shootings in their neighborhoods. -
Seattle’s Aurora Avenue North is infamous for prostitution and other crime. Locals want the city block off residential streets to stop gun violence from spreading. -
Seattle is preparing to host six World Cup matches. But this isn't the first time the Pacific Northwest welcomed elite athletes from around the world to compete. -
Washington Head Start providers are among those saying immigration enforcement is leading more students to miss class and show signs of anxiety, stress and trauma.
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Across Washington state and Idaho, unionized reporters at five McClatchy Media newspapers went on strike Tuesday over low wages.
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As the Seattle area prepares for the World Cup to kick off in June, the City of SeaTac is trying to ensure hotel staff are ready to respond to opioid overdoses. -
State officials are seeing a sharp decline in the number of people signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance after Congress allowed subsidies to expire.
