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 majority of Kansans also back policies to mitigate climate change, like limiting emissions from coal-fired power plants. -
After COVID-19 shut down schools, bus systems sat dormant. And now as schools reopen, those buses can't carry as many students and still allow for social distancing.
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People, teachers in particular, are beginning to consider their wills and end-of-life directives in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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High school band camp in Kansas reveals the difficulties of holding school, and extracurricular activities, while trying to keep COVID-19 in check.
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Survivors tell stories about just how difficult it can be to overcome COVID-19.
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The state Board of Education will meet Wednesday to decide whether Kansas K-12 schools will push back the start of the 2020-21 school year until September.
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Hair has been quite the topic during the coronavirus. For the first episode of My Fellow Kansans: People and the Pandemic, we spoke with a salon owner.
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Public health specialists see the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases in the context of how much, or how little, people are wearing masks and keeping their distance from each other.
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A lack of meat in grocery store chains, due in part to coronavirus-related slowdowns and closures of meatpacking plants, is creating an opportunity for local food producers.
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How visiting the dentist is different during the COVID-19 outbreak.
