Kate Payne
ReporterKate Payne is an Iowa City-based reporter and served as a co-host of Iowa Public Radio's podcast Caucus Land. Kate has won Regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her feature reporting and her sound editing. Her political reporting has been featured on Morning Edition, All Things Considered and The NPR Politics Podcast. She's been a guest on MSNBC, CBSN, KQED, WGBH, CapRadio, WYPR and New Hampshire Public Radio.
Before coming to IPR, Kate was a reporter and fill-in host at WFSU in Tallahasse, FL. She is a proud North Florida native and a dyed-in-the-wool hand talker.
You can contact Kate at KPayne@iowapublicradio.org.
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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley was back on the campaign trail Friday, after announcing in a predawn tweet that he would be vying for an eighth term in the United States Senate. The 88-year-old Republican says he intends to serve the full six year term if elected, saying he still feels he has more work to do. -
The University of Iowa has reached a settlement agreement for a Title IX lawsuit brought by female athletes who alleged the school isn’t providing equal access in sports. As part of the agreement, the UI Athletics Department is creating a women's wrestling program, a decision the athletic director called "historic."
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Two companies in Iowa are now turning to incarcerated individuals to meet their workforce needs. This month the board of Iowa Prison Industries approved two new contracts with Diamond Crystal Brands and Timberline Manufacturing to hire women currently serving time at the prison in Mitchellville.
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Mercy Iowa City announced Wednesday it is requiring all employees, contractors, students and volunteers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 20. A vaccine mandate announced earlier this summer had applied to other hospitals in the Mercy network but not to the Iowa City location.
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The City of Cedar Rapids has released a far-reaching climate action plan aimed at significantly reducing the community’s greenhouse gas emissions in order to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The draft plan was shared at a public event Tuesday will go before the city council for a vote as soon as next week.
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A Mount Mercy University student has died of COVID-19 at the age of 21. This week the school announced the death of student Ashley Hudson, who was an aspiring kindergarten teacher.
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Iowa Congressional Candidates Say They're Focused On Current Constituents As Redistricting Plays OutCandidates running for Congress in Iowa say they’ll remain focused on their current constituents as they wait for the redistricting process to play out. The proposed maps released by the Legislative Services Agency Thursday would mean major changes for the seats.
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The second inmate convicted of killing two staff members at the Anamosa State Penitentiary will spend the rest of his life in prison. At a hearing at the Jones County Courthouse on Wednesday, Michael Dutcher pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two life terms without the possibility of parole.
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The Iowa City Community School District became the latest to reinstate a mask mandate during a board meeting Tuesday night. The requirement goes into effect Wednesday, as do mandates in the Cedar Rapids and Des Moines school systems.
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Last year’s powerful derecho damaged or destroyed an estimated seven million trees across Iowa, according to a new analysis released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The storm decimated Iowa’s forests, mangling some of the state’s oldest and most majestic trees.
