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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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. -
The lawsuit filed on behalf of two longtime police reform advocates says the takeover violates a ban on special laws and amounts to an unfunded mandate. -
The current ballot for the July 1 special election to fill the 8th Ward seat at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen lists the five candidates with their names only, despite two candidates being officially nominated by parties. -
Then-Gov. Mike Parson appointed Gabe Gore as St. Louis circuit attorney in 2023. Gore then won a full term in August. -
The legislation makes renters forced to move from tornado-damaged buildings eligible for assistance from the Impacted Tenants Fund. It is not clear when the money will be available. -
The special election to fill the vacant 8th Ward seat is set for July 1. -
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen did not wait long enough after making changes to the proposal before sending it to the mayor. -
Alisha Sonnier won a full four-year term in April with 66% of the vote. -
Two rulings from a Kansas City judge had allowed abortions in the state to resume while a challenge to its near-total ban proceeded to trial. -
Engine House 28, in the Fountain Park neighborhood, escaped serious damage from the tornado that destroyed a building about 100 feet away. -
Mayor Cara Spencer placed the head of the city’s emergency management agency on leave Tuesday over their failure to sound the outdoor warning sirens before the May 16 tornado.
