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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Scientists and seed companies are working on shrinking corn. The subtle difference in height has led to some big changes in how shorter corn can be planted and managed in the Corn Belt. -
Newly revealed documents outline the developer’s pitch to St. Louis to turn the shuttered Armory into a $600 million data center. While its developer says he’ll engage the public, he offered few details on the project itself. -
Along with calls for better disaster mitigation programs, the mayors announced a new federal data tool that will compile information on drought, flooding and river levels. -
New data shows Ameren disconnected more than 14,000 people in August, soon after ending a pause for residents affected by the tornado. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday passed a resolution calling on Ameren to extend the disconnection moratorium through the end of the year. -
While announcing the National Guard would go to Memphis next, President Donald Trump said the head of Union Pacific asked him to also deploy troops to St. Louis. -
Missouri’s utility regulator’s staff says the Public Service Commission should reject a new proposal from Ameren. -
In a new memo, a St. Louis official proposed a temporary ban on new data centers, much like one that was recently enacted in St. Charles. -
St. Charles officials signed nondisclosure agreements as they considered a proposed data center project in their city. The agreements were with a company with links to Google. -
The new solar facility in mid-Missouri would be built next to the Callaway nuclear plant. Ameren has requested approval for the project from Missouri’s Public Service Commission. -
A group of University City residents are speaking out against a proposed apartment complex that they say would worsen the city’s already deadly issues with flooding. -
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said the city was left to respond to the tornado alone because of “turmoil at the national level.” -
A new law will protect people from utility shutoffs for longer periods of time during extreme heat and cold in Missouri.
