Corinne Boyer
KMUW
Garden City, KS, United States
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Emails Show Kansas Agencies Helped Keep Meatpacking Plants Open Despite Concerns About Coronavirus
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — In mid-May, Finney County’s top public health physician sent an email to state health officials repeating worries she’d made clear a → Read More
This Kansas Mobile Home Community Hasn't Had Drinkable Water Since April
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — For almost three months, people living in a mobile home neighborhood just east of Garden City’s limits haven’t been able to drink → Read More
A Look At The Sizable Pool Of Candidates Hoping To Represent Kansas' Big 1st
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Four Republicans and two Democrats are running for Kansas’ 1st Congressional District seat. It’s open because Republican U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall hopes to win the U.S. Senate seat held by Pat Roberts, who is retiring. Known as the Big 1st, the congressional district encompasses 63 counties (more than half in the state) and starts just past Manhattan in eastern Kansas, going… → Read More
Tax-backed Sports Complex In Western Kansas Is On Hold Over Developers' Lawsuit
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — A legal dispute between two business partners has stalled the construction of a sports complex partially funded by $25.4 million in → Read More
Garden City's Big Pool Won't Open For Its Final Season, But Something Splashy Is Coming
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Garden City’s hand-dug swimming pool will not be filled for its 98th, and final summer season. The coronavirus is to blame. However, → Read More
Kansas News Deserts Leave Increasingly Fewer Reporters To Cover The COVID-19 Outbreak
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — During a pandemic, local news coverage means more than keeping tabs on the city council or high school sports. The stories published → Read More
Kansas Meatpacking Workers Fear Getting Infected With COVID-19
President Trump's mandate that all meatpacking plants stay open has made many workers worried that precautions being taken aren't enough to slow the spread of the coronavirus. → Read More
Despite Meatpacking Plants' Efforts, Kansas Workers Say 'We're Right Next To Each Other'
DODGE CITY, Kansas — In the days leading up to President Donald Trump’s mandate that all meatpacking plants stay open, workers in western Kansas’ meatpacking triangle were worried that precautions now being taken aren’t enough to slow the rapid spread of the coronavirus. “We're right next to each other in the locker rooms,” Brandon Vasquez said about the possibility of social distancing at the… → Read More
Multiple COVID-19 Cases Confirmed At Tyson Meatpacking Plant In Finney County
GARDEN CITY — Local officials on Wednesday confirmed multiple cases of COVID-19 at a meatpacking plant in Finney County. The Finney County Health → Read More
Kansas Meatpacking Plants Have Coronavirus Cases And Stay Open Amid Safety Concerns
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — The continuing spread of COVID-19 among workers who slaughter livestock and package meat poses a growing threat to keeping the → Read More
Rural Kansas' Ambulance Crews Will Be Doubly Strained By Coronavirus
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — The Finney County Emergency Medical Service department, with its staff of 23, is conserving its N95 masks and only using them when a → Read More
Here's How You Can Help Or Volunteer In Kansas During The COVID-19 Pandemic
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — As news of COVID-19 unfolds daily, so does the devastation caused by the virus. And a growing desire to help people hit hardest by → Read More
We've Got The Tech To Track Cattle And Their Diseases, But Ranchers Worry About Big Data
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Before June 2018, finding cattle that were potentially exposed to diseases was time-consuming and complicated, requiring a patchwork of information from auction houses, feedlots, producers and meatpacking plants. That’s when Kansas spearheaded U.S. CattleTrace, filling a void when it comes to tracing deadly diseases in live cattle and possibly opening up new global markets… → Read More
We've Got The Tech To Track Cattle And Their Diseases, But Ranchers Worry About Big Data
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Before June 2018, finding cattle that were potentially exposed to diseases was time-consuming and complicated, requiring a patchwork of information from auction houses, feedlots, producers and meatpacking plants. That’s when Kansas spearheaded U.S. CattleTrace, filling a void when it comes to tracing deadly diseases in live cattle and possibly opening up new global markets… → Read More
A Western Kansas Jail Becomes A Refuge For Teens In Crisis
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — All of Western Kansas has just one shelter for children who are in protective custody or are victims of sex trafficking. The new → Read More
KU 'Deeply Troubled' By Preliminary Look At Massage Therapist Who Worked With Women's Teams
The University of Kansas said Thursday that it’s “deeply troubled” by an internal investigation into a massage therapist who was recently charged with → Read More
Census Could Help Kansas Communities Most Needing Child Care, But They're The Hardest To Count
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — The census determines more than the number of congressional districts in a state. The number of responses impacts child care, too. → Read More
Rural Kansans Ask Lawmakers To Fix Slow Internet, Bad Highways That Are Holding Them Back
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Rural Kansas communities hope to see roads, internet and taxes addressed in the upcoming 2020 legislative session. But some voters in → Read More
Facebook Ads May Tempt You To Drink Raw Milk, But Kansas Producers And Experts Say Buyer Beware
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Wearing sweaters, small kids (of the goat variety) went springing over hay-lined pens in the Good Karma Micro-Dairy barn in Russell County. Here, Erin and Doug Renard milk goats and cows and make raw cheese, Greek yogurt, butter and gelato. “As you noticed when you came here, there's no signs,” Erin Renard said. “One of the reasons there's no signs is expense. But the other… → Read More
A Football Workout Killed Their Son, Then The Kansas Community College Rejected A Claim For Millions
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — It’s been more than a year since 19-year-old Braeden Bradforth died from exertional heat stroke after his first football practice at → Read More