Rachel Lippmann
Lippmann returned to her native St. Louis after spending two years covering state government in Lansing, Michigan. She earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and followed (though not directly) in Maria Altman's footsteps in Springfield, also earning her graduate degree in public affairs reporting. She's also done reporting stints in Detroit, Michigan and Austin, Texas. Rachel likes to fill her free time with good books, good friends, good food, and good baseball.
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The joint effort across the border in Jennings and Walnut Park West, which was initially shrouded in secrecy, led to drops in crime in both places.
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Missouri is one of 13 states to receive a federally funded grant that covers the cost of training on the science of the coronavirus.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has launched a new unit in his office that will focus on unsolved homicides and other serious crimes. The unit will work with prosecutors and police departments across the state to get a fresh set of eyes on old cases. Prosecutors from the county where the crime occurred will handle any charges in court that result.
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The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected efforts by voting rights groups to make it easier to vote by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says new legislation lifting the residency requirement for St. Louis’ public safety workers will keep the city safer. The bill was one of two the Legislature approved during a special session on violent crime. It officially took effect Sept. 21, but Parson came to St. Louis for a ceremonial signing Thursday.
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The man accused of fatally shooting one St. Louis police officer and wounding another has been charged with several felonies.
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In 2017, then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens postponed the execution of Marcellus Williams and announced that he would appoint a board of inquiry to review new evidence in the case. That was three years ago this Saturday, and Williams remains on death row at the state prison in Potosi. Opponents of capital punishment are urging Gov. Mike Parson to act on the case.
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Voters casting their ballots in person on Tuesday across the St. Louis region will find the process looks a little different because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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A former Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown nearly six years ago will not face charges. St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell announced his decision Thursday, following a five-month review of the case.
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The coronavirus pandemic brought normal court operations across Missouri to a sudden halt. Jury trials were postponed, other court proceedings moved to...