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 school was still calling for new students to enroll on social media as recently as last week. -
Garden staff hope St. Louis-area students will see plants in a new light after imagining an urban garden to give back to their communities. -
The Collinsville school district will now offer all of its students free breakfast and lunch through a federal program for high-need school districts. -
The document cost more than $600,000 to develop, $225,000 of which was paid by St. Louis Public Schools. -
Projects whose funding was cut run the gamut, including veterinary technician programs at a few community colleges, salary increases for the Highway Patrol, removing vacant properties in St. Louis County and a handful of proposals to mediate erosion and manage stormwater. -
St. Louis-area school leaders are trying to find unique benefits to attract in-demand workers. -
A districtwide effort to remove fences with lead paint on them is underway in the St. Louis Public Schools district. -
A parade in Dellwood, other community events Monday culminated “Five Days of Joy” marking Juneteenth. -
St. Louis police said they have one juvenile in custody following the shooting on Washington Avenue near 14th Street early Sunday morning. -
The charters are pooling resources to try to streamline special education services and cut contractor costs. -
A review from the National Council on Teacher Quality found many educator preparation programs across the country are not doing a good job teaching the science of reading. -
The Army Corps of Engineers says its testing shows Jana Elementary School is radiologically safe in three new reports.
