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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Advocates are raising concerns about recent restrictions put in place in some of Iowa's prisons. The changes come in the wake of the killings of two staffers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, allegedly by two inmates. Some loved ones worry the conditions behind bars may lead to further violence. -
Extreme heat is posing a danger to vulnerable people throughout Iowa this week, with heat indices well above 100 degrees in some areas. The temperatures are especially concerning for some of the state’s prisons, which don’t have air conditioning.
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Prosecutors sought to poke holes in new testimony presented in court Tuesday in the case of Cristhian Bahena Rivera. His attorneys want another trial after new evidence surfaced related to the 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts.
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Former one-term Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer has become the first major Democrat to challenge Republican Senator Chuck Grassley. The Cedar Rapids Democrat announced her bid for Senate on Thursday.
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University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson has taken the helm of the university during a time of transition. After officially starting the job last week, Wilson says she’s hit the ground running, and says she's "forward facing," with no plan plans to second guess her predecessor's decisions.
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A judge has denied the defense’s request for more information on other potential suspects in the death of Mollie Tibbetts. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, who was convicted of killing her, is seeking a new trial after new witnesses came forward in the case.
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A sentencing hearing for the man convicted of killing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts has been delayed, after his attorneys requested a new trial and more time to review new evidence. Instead of sentencing Cristhian Bahena Rivera on Thursday, a judge will hold a hearing on defense requests to compel prosecutors to hand over information about other suspects.
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Incarcerated Iowans are once again being allowed to visit with their loved ones face-to-face, after 16 months of no in-person contact. Visits at state prisons resumed on July 10, though social distancing and other restrictions remain in place.
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Six months after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, at least six Iowans continue to fight criminal charges for their alleged role in the insurrection. The alleged Capitol rioters from Iowa came from small towns and big cities to join the crowd that stormed the building.
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Iowans were advised against swimming at seven public beaches over the Fourth of July holiday weekend due to elevated E. coli levels and toxic algae blooms. Lake Darling State Park in Washington County is the only beach in the state so far this summer to have both advisories in place.
