Brian Grimmett
Reporter, Kansas News ServiceBrian Grimmett comes to KMUW after taking a year break from journalism, but he’s excited to jump back in to the fray. Previously, Brian spent almost five years working at KUER 90.1 FM in Salt Lake City. He worked his way up, starting as an intern and sticking around long enough until they relented and gave him a full-time job. At KUER, Brian covered a wide range of topics, but mainly focused on covering the Utah state legislature.
Brian earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Brigham Young University.
When not reporting, he enjoys spending time with his family and building/flying remote control planes and drones.
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The sub-zero cold snap that gripped the Midwest in early February led to a jaw-dropping rise in natural gas prices, the cost of which consumers will feel. -
Utilities struggled to keep pace with power demand set off by sub-freezing temperatures that gripped the Midwest.
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The western Kansas cities of Hays and Russell bought up a ranch so they could pump away water that belongs to the property. Farmers who live near that ranch see the practice as a threat to their irrigation.
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Kansas scores well for the number of charging stations it has in the eastern part of the state, but not so much when it comes to tax incentives and planning for a move away from the internal combustion engine.
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The earthquakes that have shaken south-central Kansas in recent years look to be natural, but a deeper dive is underway to see if they're related to oil and gas drilling in the region.
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Kansas trails the nation in reported per capita vaccinations for the novel coronavirus and its rollout of the shots has some local public health officials frustrated.
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COVID-19 infections and deaths have accelerated dramatically in the last month.
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Doses of the coronavirus vaccine are on the way, but the early shipments won't be enough even for medical workers. Most people will wait many months.
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People talk about the difficult decisions they've made to skip trips to see family for the holiday.
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For smaller airports, like many in the Midwest, the economic impacts of a sharp drop in air travel could lead to years of decreased flights running to fewer destinations
