Kayla Drake
General Assignment ReporterKayla Drake is a reporter at St. Louis Public Radio. She joined the newsroom as an intern and stayed on as a 2020 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow. Before joining the station, she interned with KMOV, the St. Louis CBS affiliate. As a storyteller, she aims to create dialogue between audiences and issues. Born and raised in St. Louis, Kayla graduated from Lindenwood University with a degree in journalism and actually got her start at her high school’s rock and roll radio station. When off work, she’s either scoping out a new park, binging history podcasts or eating— but definitely not cooking.
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Sauce Magazine Executive Editor Meera Nagarajan explains why Peruvian sweets and a wine bar top this month’s hit list. -
STL Reentry Collective’s new project “Our Time” will chronicle reentry experiences in documentary film interviews and use those videos to host workshops on managing trauma. -
City officials canceled plans to fund a low-barrier shelter with Bridge of Hope and are looking for a new provider. In the meantime, providers are relying on private donations for pop-up shelters. -
Many direct-care providers have stopped taking on new clients and have shuttered services. Now people with disabilities are waiting for help. -
Speedskater Ian Quinn is finally on his way to the winter games after taking three attempts to qualify for the Olympics. -
Health insurance can present barriers to care. Some physicians are choosing to open clinics that charge membership fees instead. -
Five new restaurants ranging from late-night hot spots to coffee shops get Sauce Magazine’s nod this January. -
Missouri’s current Sunshine Law says citizens cannot be charged for any records review done by government attorneys, but a new bill could change that. -
Crawford County’s refusal to prosecute a Black man’s killer has activists pushing for federal reviewJustin King, 28, was killed by a neighbor. The county prosecutor says the shooting was self-defense under Missouri law. -
Washington University recently received millions of dollars in grant money that researchers hope will turn the tide on Alzheimer’s research. -
Washington University professor Betsy Sinclair is taking stock of political anger in America. -
Local providers and organizers are scrambling to keep a pop-up emergency shelter open during freezing temperatures, while they wait on the city to fund one.