Kate Grumke
Senior Environment and Data ReporterKate reports on the environment, climate and agriculture for St. Louis Public Radio and Harvest Public Media.
She started at STLPR in 2021 as the education reporter, covering late night school board meetings and tagging along on field trips. Before that, Kate spent more than 5 years producing television in Washington, D.C., most recently at the PBS NewsHour. In that work she climbed to the top of a wind turbine in Iowa, helped plan the environmental section of a presidential debate and produced multiple news-documentaries on energy and the environment. She also won a Peabody, a National Murrow Award and was nominated for a National Emmy.
Kate grew up in St. Louis and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She also holds a certificate in data journalism from Columbia University’s Lede Program.
Have a story tip or idea? Email Kate at kgrumke@stlpr.org.
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The inmate was found unresponsive after being treated for suspected seizures one day before the death. The City Justice Center has had three times more deaths than similar jails in Kansas City and St. Louis County since 2020. -
Dry conditions and high winds have led to wildfires across Missouri. So far, there have been no reported injuries, but structures and vehicles have burned. -
As Jurassic beasts roamed the Earth, a weasel-like animal called Morganucodon was making an evolutionary breakthrough in parenting. -
The bill is made up of dozens of policy changes governing how utilities operate in Missouri. -
The bill has dozens of policy changes that affect how utility companies are allowed to operate and charge customers in Missouri. -
Farmers, nonprofits and state agencies received almost $3 billion in grants from the Inflation Reduction Act in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. But recent federal funding freezes have recipients concerned they won’t end up receiving money. -
Scientists say amid climate change and biodiversity loss, the world’s herbaria could hold the keys to overcoming the crises in their folders of dried plant specimens. But their future is in question amid cuts to research and education funding. -
After weeks in limbo, the St. Louis County school district says it was able to access more than $8 million in federal funding to pay for its full electric school bus order. -
The incident happened as snow fell on the St. Louis region on Wednesday. -
Forecasters say snow totals were on the lower end of what was expected, but the evening commute could still be slick. -
The Ritenour School District says it is unable to pay for electric school buses and charging infrastructure the federal government promised. -
Aging housing stock and inequities in the St. Louis region are leading to more expensive and burdensome utility bills for lower-income residents, according to a new report.
