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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Dennis Klopfenstein has a violent past that includes murder and aggravated stalking, and a history of mental illness. -
The 8th Ward seat became vacant April 15 with Mayor Cara Spencer’s inauguration. -
The St. Louis County Council has scheduled a hearing to learn more about the projects for Wednesday. -
Joe Vollmer helped lead the board through the criminal conviction of three of its members and oversaw the drawing of the map that cut its numbers from 28 to 14. -
Darlene Green, who became comptroller in 1995, had faced little to no opposition in her eight previous elections. -
Cara Spencer, currently St. Louis' 8th Ward alderwoman, defeated Mayor Tishaura Jones on Tuesday. She will be inaugurated April 15. -
The contest between incumbent Darlene Green and Donna Baringer, a former state representative and St. Louis alderwoman, is the most competitive comptroller's race since 1996. -
The subject of the HBO documentary “Chimp Crazy” admitted that she lied in court proceedings about the status of a chimp named Tonka and that her lies affected a civil case against her. -
The race between Mayor Tishaura Jones and 8th Ward Alderwoman Cara Spencer is a rematch of 2021's, but the political landscape is much different this year. -
Bet365, based in England, will have advertising throughout Busch Stadium as well as on various media platforms. -
The charges against Cortney Merritts are not connected to any work he did for his wife’s campaign or her time in Congress. -
The community policing and engagement plan is one of the last major actions required by a 2016 federal consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice.
