Kae M. Petrin
Digital ReporterKae Petrin covers public transportation and housing as a digital reporter for St. Louis Public Radio. They write for web and radio, take photos and video for multimedia storytelling, and analyze data to produce graphics. Kae began reporting investigative stories in 2016 and has since covered landlords, development deals and public datasets. Kae won the 2019 Missouri Broadcasters Association award for Convergent Media. Kae’s bylines have appeared in St. Louis Magazine, The Riverfront Times, Alton’s Telegraph, The Common Reader and Shakespeare & Punk. They have a bachelor’s from Washington University in St. Louis and a programming certificate from LaunchCode.
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As businesses in St. Louis and St. Louis County prepare to reopen under new restrictions Monday, government officials say they expect a surge in reports… -
Transit riders in the St. Louis region must wear masks while on trains or buses beginning this week.The requirement is part of Metro Transit’s plan to… -
Updated May 11 with coronavirus-related schedule delays The Missouri History Museum’s in-person shows have been delayed due to coronavirus. People still… -
In March, Hannah Priest filed for unemployment for the first time in her life. The St. Louis restaurant where she worked as a server, Union Loafers,… -
Virginia O’Brien has a new morning routine. She used to wake up and check news headlines. “Now I check my little green ones. I can’t wait to see how they… -
Unemployment claims began skyrocketing in Missouri and Illinois in mid-March following orders from state and county leaders that have restricted movement… -
Like the rest of the country, Missourians will need to get Real IDs if they want to continue to use their licenses or other state identification cards to board domestic flights and enter federal buildings starting in May 2025. -
Applications for unemployment benefits are spiking in Missouri. The increase reflects a nationwide unemployment surge and comes as droves of businesses… -
A St. Louis-area philanthropic foundation is working to give relief to many of the locally owned businesses and nonprofits financially strained by the… -
Explore St. Louis has launched a new online hub to help people find restaurants that are serving take-out food during the coronavirus outbreak. The site,… -
Updated at 10:50 p.m. March 15, with comments from school and county officialsDozens of school districts across the St. Louis region will close this week… -
The new coronavirus has come to the Metro East. St. Clair County Board Commissioner Mark Kern on Saturday issued a disaster proclamation after two women…
