Mercer Island

The state representative from Mercer Island, known for championing bills to expand childcare access, will lead Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the law preventing sex discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding, KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick talks with Patricia "Trish" Bostrom of Mercer Island about playing sports in a pre-Title IX world. A nationally-ranked tennis player in the 1970s, her biggest battle may have been the right to play in the first place. She even sued the University of Washington.

The Mercer Island City Council passed an ordinance to prohibit camping on all public property and direct people experiencing homelessness to shelters in…

UPDATE, Jan. 6: Adds comments from a kindergartner, her mom and school principal.Seeing your teacher, meeting your classmates, getting used to having your…

The frustration among families over remote learning has built up over months. Now some districts, including Mercer Island, Bellevue and Tacoma, are taking…

The Mercer Island High School marching band weaves and dances through the streets. They’ve been practicing since 7 a.m.,even though it’s winter break, and…