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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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. -
Large data centers are coming to Missouri, and they need a lot of power. Right now, there aren’t regulations governing how they will use energy, so Ameren is working to develop new rules. -
After a proposed data center spurred public outrage in recent weeks, the St. Charles City Council held a special session to put in place a moratorium on data center applications. -
The developer has withdrawn an application for a permit for the data center because of public opposition, according to St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer.
