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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Mission Taco in February settled a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the company that makes Mission Foods. -
Homicides in St. Louis dropped slightly between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31 of this year. There were 109 in that period last year compared to 106 in 2024. While national totals are down more relatively, the city is still on track to see its lowest number of killings since 2014. -
Vernon Betts initially lost the August Democratic primary to a former deputy, Alfred Montgomery, by 256 votes. Because the margin was less than 1%, Betts was entitled to a recount under law. -
Updates to the state law made more people eligible for the freeze. Applications in St. Louis County will only be accepted online. -
A judge authorized a recount in the Democratic primary for sheriff to be completed by Tuesday afternoon. Initial results showed incumbent Vernon Betts losing by 256 votes out of more than 45,000 cast. -
Without the ability to definitively link DNA found on the murder weapon to an alternate suspect, attorneys for Marcellus Williams relied on raising questions about the original conviction. -
If voters approve, the St. Louis County Council would be able to hire outside lawyers to represent it in lawsuits or enforce subpoenas. Those attorneys would not report to the county counselor, who is appointed by the county executive. -
Three other proposed changes will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. They would require 60% approval to be adopted. -
Incumbent Vernon Betts lost to Alfred Montgomery, a former sheriff’s deputy, by 256 votes on Aug. 6.
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The move by St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton came after the Missouri Supreme Court temporarily paused the deal at the request of Attorney General Andrew Bailey. -
In 2014, Troy Doyle spent hours on duty along West Florissant during the protests over Michael Brown’s killing. Now, he is in charge of the department whose actions helped set off a nationwide movement for policing reform. -
A St. Louis County circuit judge accepted a deal that will keep Marcellus Williams in prison for life without parole. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is appealing.
