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Suspect cited for third-degree theft from business | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports April 6-13.

MI Robotics, Mercer Island High School’s First Robotics Champion (FRC) Team 5937, qualified for the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship by finishing in the top 16 of teams competing at the Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship on April 11 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The “Tough as Snails” squad will next compete against the top-tier robotics programs from around the globe. The world event will take place April 29 to May 2 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. “Seeing this team evolve from a group of individuals into a single, synchronized unit has been incredible,” said Michael Ketchum, the school’s robotics teacher and Team 5937 coach. “Their technical skill and business acumen got them here, but it’s their grit, their empathy for one another, and their refusal to quit when the math didn’t add up that makes me the most proud to stand beside them.” Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

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MI Robotics team qualifies for world championship

MI Robotics, Mercer Island High School’s First Robotics Champion (FRC) Team 5937, qualified for the 2026 FIRST Robotics…

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D) represents the 9th Congressional District, which stretches from Auburn and Federal Way in the south to parts of Seattle and Bellevue in the north, and also includes the cities of Kent, Des Moines, Renton, Newcastle and Mercer Island. (File photo)

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Congressman Smith secures $13M for projects in King County

Nearly $13 million of federal funds will be coming to Washington’s 9th Congressional District to support locally-led projects…

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MISD board discusses safe school environments and more

Changes coming to Crest Learning Center.

Deane’s Children’s Park site plan graphics courtesy of the city of Mercer Island

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Council adopts Deane’s Children’s Park site plan

Residents voice their opinions at meeting.

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WA clashes in court with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Robinhood

Washington sued the online prediction market platform Kalshi last month with claims that the company is violating state…

Photo courtesy of Kira Lackland Kira Lackland with her pen pal Mercy in Kenya.

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PETRI in Kenya: A journey of learning and connection

By Kira Lackland

Photo courtesy of Bellevue College Dr. Michelle Flowers-Taylor.

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MIHS grad appointed to Bellevue College Board of Trustees

Dr. Michelle Flowers-Taylor, a 1988 Mercer Island High School (MIHS) graduate and 2016 Pathfinder Award recipient, began her…

Danielle “Dani” Wolfe. Photo courtesy of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s website

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Mercer Island teenage girl who was missing is found safe

Mercer Island’s Danielle “Dani” Wolfe was found and is safe, according to her dad’s Facebook page late on…

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Mercer Island teenage girl missing; last known location in Eugene, Oregon

Law enforcement is on the lookout for a 17-year-old Mercer Island girl who went missing on March 30,…

An architect’s rendering of the Barnabie Point Project on Mercer Island. Courtesy graphic

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Project on MI synagogue’s land prompts concerns about trees

The Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation and the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle are preparing to break ground…

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MI resident charged with assault, robbery and criminal trespass

A 25-year-old Mercer Island resident was recently charged with second-degree assault, first-degree robbery and first-degree criminal trespass following…

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Subject administered Narcan at light rail station | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports March 25-30.