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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The St. Louis Sports Commission is looking to try and secure the 2028 Olympic marathon trials, the 2028 World Cup of Hockey and a number of NCAA championships. -
The county prosecutor’s hospital violence unit began its work about a year ago. Much of the initial efforts focused on encouraging health care workers to make police reports and officers to bring the cases to the prosecuting attorney’s office rather than municipal courts. -
The upgrades total about $250,000 per courtroom and include new sound systems and technology to make it easier for attorneys to present evidence digitally. -
Judge Steven Ohmer ruled on Monday that Alfred Montomgery should be removed from office due to willful neglect of his duties. -
Attorneys for Page had argued that the wording of the indictment meant their client could not be certain what conduct prosecutors considered criminal acts. -
Fifth Ward Alderman Matt Devoti says cumbersome contracting processes have been the biggest impediment to pushing relief to survivors of the May 16 tornado. -
A new photo shows the person being sought outside the home where the fires started. The shoes match those in previously released images, though the clothing is different. -
Members of the St. Louis County Council say the reductions more accurately reflect what departments spent in 2025 and will not harm services. -
The council’s plan eliminates more than 300 positions that had been vacant for 12 months or more. Out-of-town travel and training are also off the table for 2026.
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Jami Cox Antwi won a special election in July to replace Mayor Cara Spencer as the alderwoman for the 8th Ward. The ward includes several big development projects. -
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen was expected to begin its winter break after Friday’s meeting, but members will be back in the chamber on Wednesday to pass utility assistance before the end of 2025. -
Alderman Michael Browning’s 9th Ward includes the Central West End and Cortex Innovation District. He says that incentives are needed to bring certain kinds of development to St. Louis, but that the city needs to be more creative in the tools it uses, and the Board of Aldermen needs to leave the level of incentives up to the experts.
