Lacretia Wimbley
General Assignment ReporterLacretia Wimbley got her Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Journalism from Mississippi State University in 2016.
Wimbley spent six years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in various roles, including copy editing, page design and breaking/feature news reporting. She has also covered stories on the Hill District of Pittsburgh for the Heinz Endowments Magazine. She was elected President of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in 2020 and served until 2022.
Before coming to St. Louis Public Radio, Wimbley spent a year in Denver working as a Justice Reporter for Colorado Public Radio. She enjoys thought-provoking conversations, gospel, soulful music and poetry. You might catch her playing her acoustic guitar on the streets or at open mics from time to time.
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The PNC Foundation, through a partnership with the Missouri Botanical Garden, is granting the Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Education Center in University City $75,000. -
The aldermen also approved regulations on police surveillance. -
Under the city’s Office of Violence Prevention, the Community Centered Crisis & Response Team was launched last year and consists of behavioral health clinicians who are embedded into the 911 call center and sometimes tag along with police to assist with non-police interventions. -
Eclipse glasses can be mailed to Eclipse Glasses USA or to Astronomers Without Borders. Both are organizations that collect the glasses for kids who live in underserved communities around the world. -
Missouri residents have until April 15 to register to receive a free noninvasive, native tree in exchange for cutting down a single Bradford pear tree in their yard. Pick up will be hosted at nearly a dozen locations across the state on April 23. -
A jack of many trades with an entrepreneurial spirit, Genera Moore founded a global art brand called Ra | Naissance in 2021 while overseas, and she’s traveled the world hosting art exhibits across the U.S., as well as in Ghana and Dubai. -
In addition to ending its contract with St. Louis Public Schools, Missouri Central Bus Co. will close two city locations — terminating more than 300 full- and part-time workers. -
The funding comes from the Great American Outdoors Act, a Trump administration measure that supports recreational access on public lands — as well as their upkeep. -
School district leaders say they want to be prepared as bus driver shortages occur frequently, and usually without notice. They're also looking for new ways to partner with vendors in the community to help cover bus routes and get kids to school on time. -
The Clean Slate campaign is backing four Missouri bills, which all provide for a more automated expungement process for low-level offenses. -
The new starting salary for teachers beginning with the next school year will be just shy of $50,000, district spokesman George Sells said. -
Workers at Missouri Central School Bus say the company also pushes them to do the bare minimum to “Band-Aid” over glaring issues with brake systems and other mechanical problems.
