/tags/king-soopers King Soopers en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:33:25 GMT /news/2023-02-28/colorado-supermarket-shooting-suspect-has-schizophrenia Lawyers for a man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021 confirm he has schizophrenia, with one expertfinding he was “approaching catatonia” before being moved to the state mental hospital for treatment. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:33:25 GMT /news/2023-02-28/colorado-supermarket-shooting-suspect-has-schizophrenia Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2022-12-08/colorado-to-lead-investigation-into-proposed-grocery-merger State Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Colorado will lead a multi-state investigation into the proposed grocery merger between Kroger, parent company of King Soopers, and Albertsons, which owns Safeway. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:53:00 GMT /news/2022-12-08/colorado-to-lead-investigation-into-proposed-grocery-merger Robyn Vincent /news/2022-01-12/denver-area-king-soopers-workers-go-on-strike Grocery store workers in the Denver area went on strike Wednesday after their union rejected the latest contract offer from a chain of stores owned by Kroger Co., the nation’s largest traditional grocery store chain. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:31:38 GMT /news/2022-01-12/denver-area-king-soopers-workers-go-on-strike Associated Press /community/2021-05-20/a-table-mesa-king-soopers-deli-manager-reflects-on-the-stores-past-and-future-after-the-shooting The flowers have all wilted and dried at the fence along Table Mesa Drive, where a temporary memorial stands for the 10 victims of the South Boulder King Soopers shooting. Last week, Kroger announced their decision to reopen the store by the fall, after a complete remodel. The company has pledged to listen to community input on what that redesign and reopening will look like. Thu, 20 May 2021 23:49:28 GMT /community/2021-05-20/a-table-mesa-king-soopers-deli-manager-reflects-on-the-stores-past-and-future-after-the-shooting Adam Rayes, Rae Solomon /business/2021-03-12/five-workers-win-covid-related-disability-pay-from-king-soopers-safeway-as-vaccinations-pick-up Six Colorado grocery workers have been fighting a legal battle with King Soopers and Safeway over disability pay. An arbitrator sided with all but one of them last week, according to one of the workers and the United Food and Commercial Workers union, Local 7. Grocery workers younger than 65 just began qualifying to get the coronavirus vaccine on March 5 under Colorado's phase system. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:42:49 GMT /business/2021-03-12/five-workers-win-covid-related-disability-pay-from-king-soopers-safeway-as-vaccinations-pick-up Adam Rayes /health/2021-02-03/uncertainty-swirls-around-vaccinating-colorados-essential-workers-including-whether-enough-will-even-want-the-shots Workers between grocery store aisles and on production lines are still at risk of getting sick while they wait in the vaccine line. Here's what companies are doing to prepare for that and what happens when workers reject doses. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:50:47 GMT /health/2021-02-03/uncertainty-swirls-around-vaccinating-colorados-essential-workers-including-whether-enough-will-even-want-the-shots Adam Rayes /health/2021-01-26/while-awaiting-vaccination-grocery-workers-continue-facing-health-and-economic-risks Distribution of the coronavirus vaccine has been slower than many had hoped, leaving at risk people who have to leave home for work every day. This is particularly true for Colorado’s grocery workers, who've gotten sick with hundreds of recorded cases of COVID-19 in 2020 and continue catching the virus. Some are turning to their union for help as they worry about their health and financial security. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:08:01 GMT /health/2021-01-26/while-awaiting-vaccination-grocery-workers-continue-facing-health-and-economic-risks Adam Rayes /health/2019-10-29/growing-number-of-pharmacies-across-west-can-prescribe-birth-control A growing number of pharmacists across the country are now offering birth control directly to patients -- no doctor’s visit required. That includes… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:33:43 GMT /health/2019-10-29/growing-number-of-pharmacies-across-west-can-prescribe-birth-control Rae Ellen Bichell /business/2019-03-25/king-soopers-city-market-strike-averted-for-now-as-company-union-reach-tentative-deal This story will be updated.The union’s Facebook post came early Monday after a marathon of sorts.“After another 37 hours of bargaining this weekend, we… Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:32:09 GMT /business/2019-03-25/king-soopers-city-market-strike-averted-for-now-as-company-union-reach-tentative-deal Matt Bloom /business/2019-03-22/this-is-kroger-now-union-says-king-soopers-city-market-strike-likely-sooner-than-later Updated at 4:36 p.m.King Soopers and City Market released details of its contract offer to UCFW Local 7 on Friday, saying it wanted to set the record… Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:30:00 GMT /business/2019-03-22/this-is-kroger-now-union-says-king-soopers-city-market-strike-likely-sooner-than-later Matt Bloom