Kirsten Kendrick

A top Washington state high school baseball player, Bjorn Johnson was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers at age 18. Johnson and his parents spoke with KNKX about heading straight to pro baseball.

A new Washington state legislative map meant to strengthen the voting power of Latinos in the Yakima Valley has cleared another legal hurdle and is set to take effect in this year’s elections.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving homeless encampments in the Pacific Northwest. A ruling in this case could affect how cities address homelessness nationwide.

Did a TV sports anchor beat Mariners legend and Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. in a 1989 Wiffle Ball throwing contest?

Matt Driscoll, the popular columnist and opinion editor for the Tacoma News Tribune died unexpectedly on Sunday, at the age of 43.

General election contests are taking shape. KNKX's Kirsten Kendrick talks with Seattle Times political reporter Jim Brunner about recent major political events.

All four of this year's ballot initiatives are designed to repeal laws that were enacted by the Legislature or bar laws that were passed from taking effect. This is a change from some past years.

October is a big month for jazz events in the Seattle area. Music journalist Alexa Peters talks about the new Jackson Street Jazz Trail and this year's Earshot Jazz Festival.

In a special February election, voters will decide what's next for social housing in Seattle. The ballot has two competing propositions for where the money would come from.

The executive order, temporarily blocked by a federal court in Baltimore, threatens federal funding to hospitals providing gender-affirming care for people under age 19.