Ashley Lisenby
News DirectorAshley Lisenby is the news director of St. Louis Public Radio. She comes to STLPR from NPR’s Weekend Edition where she was a producer and editor. Lisenby previously worked in this newsroom as a reporter and in local newsrooms in D.C., Tampa, Springfield, Illinois, and the Chicago suburbs. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism from Boston University and a master's degree from the University of Illinois-Springfield’s Public Affairs Reporting program. Lisenby was previously the race, identity and culture reporter at St. Louis Public Radio.
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Yellow police caution tape barred people from entering the Gas Mart at the corner of Delmar and Goodfellow boulevards on Tuesday. No one could buy gas. No… -
Ava Battelle leans into her camp counselor at the back of a big cafeteria called Miller Hall at Wonderland Camp. Parents, including Ava's mom, are… -
The Arch grounds reopening is happening again after photos of the initial ribbon-cutting on Tuesday showed a lack of racial diversity.As the common saying… -
Gravois Park has an unlikely advocate for inclusive development in a 12-year-old girl who wants to see the vacant buildings and lots on her block be… -
Updated June 20 at 4:30 p.m. with additional comments from County Executive Steve Stenger and a local housing expert. - A key recommendation from the St.… -
Updated at 10:50 a.m. with statement from Rachelle Aud Crowe.The mayor of Edwardsville says he believes a decade-old photo of him wearing blackface makeup… -
Residents and business owners in University City are split over whether the city should spend taxpayer money on a plan that would bring a big-box retailer… -
Black drivers are more likely to be stopped by police than other groups in Missouri. That’s what a report from Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office shows… -
Updated June 1 with "St. Louis on the Air" segment – St. Louis Public Radio reporter Ashley Lisenby joined the show to talk about her locally focused… -
The anti-bias training that closed Starbucks stores across the U.S. for a few hours Tuesday is over. Will it change anything?That’s what one St. Louisan… -
Housing experts say goals to build more moderate-cost housing to St. Louis County could founder without incentives. Developers are less likely to build…
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Michael and Danielle Abril are active members of the Meacham Park Neighborhood Association. They show up at meetings. They volunteer. They help inform…
