Rachel Lippmann
Justice ReporterRachel Lippmann covers courts, public safety and city politics for St. Louis Public Radio. (She jokingly refers to them as the “nothing ever happens beats.”) 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’s a native St. Louisan, part of her heart definitely remains in the Mitten. (And no, she’s 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’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield. When she’s 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’s met in more than nine years in this city.
Rachel’s on Twitter @rlippmann. Even with 240 characters, spellings are still phonetic.
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Under the proposal, the mayor would remain the political head of the City of St. Louis but lose oversight of departments. That responsibility would fall to a city administrator. -
The free identification card can be used to obtain housing and employment. It will not change someone’s immigration status and cannot be used for voting or to buy items that require age verification like alcohol, tobacco or marijuana. -
The federal civil lawsuit filed in St. Louis by Ann Altman says the abuse began when she was a toddler and lasted for nine years. Sam Altman denies the allegations. -
A state audit found former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner misspent nearly $60,000 from an office fund on items such as personal legal expenses, a Sam’s Club membership and disc jockey services. -
The free identification card can be used to get housing and employment. It will not change someone’s immigration status and cannot be used for voting or to buy goods that require age verification like alcohol, tobacco or marijuana. -
The trees can be dropped off at set locations in the STLPR listening area. They are usually ground for mulch or sunk in lakes to provide habitat for fish. -
Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, hired his stepdaughter as an administrative assistant, in violation of a state constitutional ban on nepotism. Members of the council staff then allegedly engaged in a coverup to make it look like she had never been employed by the county. -
The men will now spend the rest of their lives behind bars. -
Democrat Kelli Dunaway announced in January that she would not seek a second full term on the St. Louis County Council. She ran to replace Sam Page after he became county executive in 2019 and won a full term in 2020. -
The jail director, who reports to St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, was known to be at odds with the city's Detention Facility Oversight Board over the lack of transparency and conditions at the City Justice Center. -
The ruling from Circuit Judge Brian May of the 21st Circuit will be appealed. -
The three-year deal will increase starting pay for a police officer to $64,000. It also strengthens protections for officers facing discipline and sets up a new appeals process for minor disciplinary issues.
