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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St. Louis Public Schools’ acting Superintendent Millicent Borishade has inherited a long list of urgent issues to address. They include transportation concerns about vendor vans having expired license plates and other safety issues, student enrollment and district hiring practices. -
The Missouri State Auditor’s office began an audit of the district on Aug. 13, and last week, St. Louis Public School District officials said they submitted the majority of documents requested by the office. -
Over a dozen disaster responders from Missouri were sent south earlier this week. Storm winds from Hurricane Helene began to batter Florida and much of the southeastern part of the U.S. on Thursday. -
The St. Louis Board of Education voted 6-0 Monday to end Scarlett's three-year contract, following a third-party investigation into her hiring practices and other personnel matters. -
Ramon Chavez-Rodriguez faces felony charges including DWI death of a law enforcement officer, exceeding the posted speed limit and operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license. -
According to Courage2Report, a Missouri statewide school safety initiative, there have already been 125 reported school violence tips between July and September — which is nearly as many as the number of tips reported in all of 2023. -
There have been at least 20 threats since St. Louis Public Radio began keeping track about two weeks ago. They are taking a toll on area students, teachers and law enforcement. -
Police arrested an unidentified juvenile Tuesday afternoon on gun charges after students reported an online threat made toward Ritenour High School. -
Since 1991 there have been more charter schools to open than public schools in the city of St. Louis, but researchers from St. Louis University say more collaboration between the two could prove fruitful for educators and students in the city. -
District officials revised their transportation system earlier this week, providing yellow buses for nearly 1,000 additional students. -
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick says he'll only investigate charter schools in the region if formal complaints show “specific problems” after union leaders sent a letter to the office in August. -
SLPS Chief Operations Officer Square Watson said they would meet with transportation vendors on Friday about safety protocols after several public complaints arose about vendors running red lights and kids arriving late to school.
