Rachel Lippmann
Justice ReporterRachel Lippmann covers courts, public safety and city politics for 漏 2024 外网天堂. (She jokingly refers to them as the 鈥渘othing ever happens beats.鈥�) She joined the NPR Member station in her hometown in 2008, after spending two years in Lansing covering the Michigan Capitol and various other state political shenanigans for NPR Member stations there. Though she鈥檚 a native St. Louisan, part of her heart definitely remains in the Mitten. (And no, she鈥檚 not going to tell you where she went to high school.)
Rachel has an undergraduate degree from the Medill School of Journalism, and a master鈥檚 in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield. When she鈥檚 not busy pursuing the latest scoop, you can find her mentoring her Big Brothers Big Sisters match, hitting the running and biking paths in south St. Louis, catching the latest sporting event on TV, playing with every dog she possibly can, or spending time with the great friends she鈥檚 met in more than nine years in this city.
Rachel鈥檚 on Twitter . Even with 240 characters, spellings are still phonetic.
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The Animal Care and Control facility in Olivette had failed three previous state Department of Agriculture inspections and was operating without a license. -
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department fired Lafeal Lawshea in 2021 after Missouri suspended his law enforcement license following the filing of criminal charges. -
The winner of Tuesday鈥檚 election will serve the remainder of Cara Spencer鈥檚 term, which ends in April 2027. -
More than 70,000 seniors have applied for the freeze, which applies only to the county鈥檚 portion of the real estate tax bill. Applications must be submitted by June 30.
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Mayor Cara Spencer said it will take a few weeks for the city to identify the gaps in federal and state funding that the $30 million can help meet. -
Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday named Derek Winters, an executive with an election technology company who also served on the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, to lead the transition of the St. Louis police department to state control. -
The spending plan funds raises for city employees and includes more money for the City Emergency Management Agency. -
The executive order asks the city building division and legal department to stop enforcement of a provision that keeps 25% of an insurance payout in escrow until the owner has either restored or demolished the structure. -
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page used the event marking National Gun Violence Awareness Month to push the county council to invest in a regional violence reduction effort. -
The ballot for the July 1 election lists the names of the five candidates only, despite the city charter allowing for political parties to nominate candidates. -
Members of the Board of Aldermen hope to send the legislation to Mayor Cara Spencer within two weeks. It would mark the largest investment of city funds specifically for tornado relief to date. -
Amendments to the budget for fiscal 2026 include more money for the City Emergency Management Agency, which will allow it to hire another staff member and buy more supplies.
