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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Officials say the adjustment has made this weekend’s marathon route nearly a 10th of a mile longer after portions of St. Louis streets collapsed in north St. Louis and Lafayette Square last Friday. -
Upon leaving custody, ServSafe-certified participants are qualified to apply for jobs at restaurants, grocery stores and other food service companies. -
The bill has been introduced for five straight years in the state legislature but failed to make it to committee hearings until now. Advocates’ hopes are high after it passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month. -
Mensah, the former vice-chair of the city's Detention Facilities Oversight Board, faces resisting arrest and trespassing charges and claims they were beaten unconscious by police while waiting to access the St. Louis City Justice Center in August 2023. A jury trial is tentatively scheduled for May 12. -
A location has not yet been decided, but leaders from four counties in the St. Louis area say the regional facility will provide training courses for new recruits and veteran officers. -
The current president of the SLPS Board of Education was the lone candidate running for reelection. Three other candidates running together with the support of charter school advocates also fell short of election. -
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that overall crime in the city is down by 28% from the first quarter of last year. -
Earlier this year, Matthew McCulloch pleaded guilty to several counts of endangering the welfare of a child, making a terroristic threat and unlawful use of a weapon. His father is Bob McCulloch, a former county prosecutor. -
The renovations are the final step of the $380 million CityArchRiver project, the largest public-private partnership in the National Park Service's history. -
The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment relaunched its program to help city jail detainees prepare to make careers in growing industries once released. -
Jail reform advocates had been pushing to have the facility closed since 2018, and they say seeing a portion of the building come down was an emotional, surreal moment. -
The U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimates show the 15 counties across the St. Louis region gained 6,420 new people last year, while the City of St. Louis lost 3,077 residents over the same period.
