Brian Grimmett
News ReporterBrian Grimmett is a two-time Regional Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist covering energy and environment stories across the state of Kansas. Brian loves to dive deep into complicated issues with the hope of making them easier to understand for general audiences, as with the award-winning hard news feature Westar Wants Kansans To Pay For Peak Power. What Could It Mean For Your Energy Bill?
Brian comes to KMUW and the Kansas News Service from KUER 90.1 FM in Salt Lake City, where he started as an intern and left as a full-time reporter 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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Kansas utility companies give away millions in charitable donations every year — and you pay for most of it. Researchers say that spending is often used for political purposes. -
A growing relationship between Evergy and activist investment firm Elliott Management is raising red flags with state and federal regulators. -
The Kansas Sierra Club says electric utility Evergy is not moving fast enough to cut carbon emissions and close coal-fired power plants. A new report says customers would save hundreds of millions of dollars closing all coal plants by 2030. -
Choosing a health insurance plan is complicated. Rather than stick with the status quo, follow these tips to make a more informed choice. -
A new-found link between increasing heat and drought means climate change-related impacts to Kansas crops could be double what was expected. -
Your natural gas bill will increase this winter as supply issues drive up market prices. -
From the total power Kansas wind generates to the county with the most turbines, here's 20 interesting facts about Kansas wind. -
After decades of success, the Kansas wind industry faces new challenges that could slow its growth. -
Living in the shadow of the state's first large-scale wind farm for 20 years has been an economic boon for the people living in Gray County, Kansas. -
The student discovered a spotted lanternfly in western Kansas, a bug that can be deadly for many fruit and woody trees and that's been causing havoc in the Northeastern U.S.
