Sarah Kellogg
Statehouse and Politics ReporterSarah Kellogg is St. Louis Public Radio’s Statehouse and Politics Reporter, taking on the position in August 2021. Sarah is from the St. Louis area and even served as a newsroom intern for St. Louis Public Radio back in 2015.
Before covering the Missouri Statehouse, she spent several years in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving as both the morning host and state politics reporter for KUAR. As politics reporter, Sarah covered not only the Arkansas legislative sessions, but also statewide and city politics.
Sarah graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, earning both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, which included covering the 2018 Missouri Legislative Session for KBIA.
Now living as a townie in her former college town, Sarah enjoys watching movies at her local indie cinema, taking frequent trips to St. Louis, crocheting and spending time with her cat Lunch.
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The ACLU is arguing the declaration by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway that the new Missouri congressional map is in effect violates Missourians’ rights to a referendum. -
Construction on I-70 began in 2024, with the first section covering the stretch of highway between Columbia and Kingdom City. -
The Springfield Republican was recently ousted as the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He talked about why he felt 2025 was a turning point in Missouri politics on the latest episode of Politically Speaking. -
Missouri submitted a waiver to disqualify some sugary foods from the state’s supplemental nutrition assistance program in October. -
Attorneys for People Not Politicians said in court Monday that a judge should rule against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ actions on the proposed congressional redistricting referendum. -
Missourians narrowly passed Amendment 2 in 2024, which legalized sports betting in the state. The constitutional amendment places Missouri among the nearly 40 states with legal sports gambling. -
The complaint, filed with the Office of Chief Disciplinary Council, says the Attorney General didn’t have the authority to list the Missouri General Assembly as a plaintiff in a redistricting lawsuit without its input. -
Missouri lawmakers in 2022 passed a sweeping elections bill that included a photo ID requirement to vote and limitations on registering voters. Challenges to both provisions were heard at the Missouri Supreme in separate cases. -
Attorneys for the plaintiffs said the Missouri Constitution is clear that redistricting can only be done after a certified census, while the defense said nothing prohibits mid-decade redistricting. -
The Missouri Department of Social Services said that due to the new guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state will begin issuing November SNAP benefits. -
Missouri is transferring over $10 million in funding to feed seniors and $5 million to go to food banks. -
The Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday there have been nearly 750 highway fatalities so far this year.
