Kate Payne

As a Tallahassee native, Kate Payne grew up listening to WFSU. She loves being part of a station that had such an impact on her. Kate is a graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. With a background in documentary and narrative filmmaking, Kate has a broad range of multimedia experience. When she’s not working, you can find her rock climbing, cooking or hanging out with her cat.

Election Day Update From Iowa

By Kate Payne • Nov 3, 2020

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Polling Places Are Closing Due To COVID-19. It Could Tip Races In 1 Swing State

By Kate Payne & Ruth Talbot • Oct 29, 2020

Updated on Oct. 30 at 9:32 p.m.

This story was co-reported by Iowa Public Radio News, the Center for Public Integrity and NPR.

The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Waterloo. The senior high school in Fort Dodge. The Masonic Temple in Council Bluffs.

How Sen. Ernst's Handling Of Amy Coney Barrett's Nomination May Affect Her Reelection

By Kate Payne • Oct 12, 2020

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Iowa Meat Plants Struggle to Remain Open

By Kate Payne • Apr 22, 2020

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Despite Election Security Fears, Iowa Caucuses Will Use New Smartphone App

By Kate Payne & Miles Parks • Jan 14, 2020

Iowa's Democratic Party plans to use a new Internet-connected smartphone app to help calculate and transmit results during the state's caucuses next month, Iowa Public Radio and NPR have confirmed.

Party leaders say they decided to opt for that strategy fully aware of three years' worth of warnings about Russia's attack on the 2016 presidential election, in which cyberattacks played a central role.

Good Girl! These Dogs Are Helping Save Habitats By Finding Rare Turtles

By Kate Payne • Jun 5, 2019

As human activities are increasingly threatening animal species, scientists say turtles are at a significant risk because of climate change. In Iowa, conservationists are taking an unconventional approach to finding and protecting turtles, with an unlikely helper.

A retired schoolteacher has trained his hunting dogs to find the reptiles for researchers. Counting the creatures will help conservationists manage the land better.

U.S. Geological Survey Photos Drive Home Hurricane Matthew Damage

By Kate Payne • Nov 1, 2016

New photos from the United States Geological Survey illustrate the damage Hurricane Matthew dealt to Florida’s Atlantic Coast.