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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Tax increment financing districts — commonly known as TIF districts — have cost minority students in public schools across St. Louis and St. Louis County more than $260 million over the last six years, according to a new report.
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Milestones include establishing the city’s first Office of Violence Prevention and hiring Police Chief Robert Tracy, whose one-year anniversary was marked on Tuesday.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation says it hired at least 100 new employees to drive snowplows after having a shortage of drivers last winter season.
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Homicides dropped by 21% between 2022 and 2023, and juvenile shootings were nearly cut in half last year. City leaders attribute the decline to various police efforts, but crime experts say there's more to consider — including COVID and national trends.
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One Kirkwood family is still attempting to heal after, prosecutors say, former St. Louis County Police Officer Matthew McCulloch screamed "everyone would die" at people attending a community event while firing gunshots into the air.
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More than 170 residents were moved to 14 different nursing homes across the region after the facility unexpectedly closed on Dec. 15. Many residents were left needing clothing, toiletry and other items lost or stolen in the transition.
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The St. Louis City Senior Fund voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate the funds for some nursing home residents who were displaced a week ago when the facility suddenly closed and their belongings were stolen.
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Earlier this year, the archdiocese announced reorganization plans to close more than 40 of its 178 parishes by 2026.
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Handing the microphone to individuals closest to the problem illuminates overlooked areas of safety that are often taken for granted or not considered in mainstream discussions, the study found.
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The overall number of times St. Louis County Police have listed someone as wanted has decreased by 30% since last year.
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Homicides in the city of St. Louis have decreased 20% since last year, and juvenile shootings are down nearly 40% this year, according to Mayor Tishaura Jones' office.
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The symbolic measure was blocked on a 3-3 vote, with resolution co-sponsor Matt Swanson absent. Immigration advocates broke out in applause after the vote.