Lacretia Wimbley

St. Louis

General Assignment Reporter at St.Louis Public Radio NPR

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St. Louis Metro region sees largest population growth since 2010

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

More people are moving to the St. Louis metropolitan area, but experts warn that declining births will eventually impact the region's economy. On Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau published its population estimates for 2024, showing that the 15 counties across the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area gained 6,420 new people last year, which is the region's largest increase since 2010.
Doug Burris plans to lead St. Louis City Justice Center with 'empathy'

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

As interim commissioner of corrections, Doug Burris has been at the helm of the St. Louis City Justice Center, where 18 detainees have died since 2020, since late January,Burris is a nationally recognized expert in corrections and is credited with turning things around at the St. Louis County jail, where at the height of that facility's troubles, five people died in custody in 2019.
House bill to make daylight saving time year-round in Illinois gets committee hearing

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

Most of the U.S. lost an hour of sleep this weekend after moving clocks forward for daylight saving time, but a bill making its way through the Illinois legislature proposes to make that the last time Illinoisans lose sleep for the tradition. would amend the Standard Time Act, so daylight saving time would be the year-round standard time of the entire state, according to the bill's primary sponsor, Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield.
St. Louis Democratic Central Committee endorses Spencer over Jones in mayor's race

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

The St. Louis City Democratic Central Committee officially endorsed Alderwoman Cara Spencer for mayor on Saturday, a rare show of support for a challenger against an incumbent of the same party. The Democratic Central Committee met with 26 of their 28 members from all 14 Wards, and the group cast votes on who to support for mayor and comptroller. Incumbent Tishaura Jones had nine supporters in the final vote for mayor, and Spencer had 15, with two members abstaining.
Federal labor union members rally in Florissant against DOGE job terminations

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

Dorrisa Ellis, 33, has worked as a Personal Support Assistant at the Veterans Benefits Administration St. Louis Regional Office in Overland since October, but she and at least 19 of her colleagues recently received an email from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs notifying them of their immediate termination. Ellis is a union member of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 2192.
St. Louis Zoo says farewell to beloved Kali, welcomes two young polar bears in exchange

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

The St. Louis Zoo is losing adored polar bear Kali but has welcomed 2-year-old polar bear twins to take his place. Kali moved to St. Louis in 2015 and was the first polar bear to take residence in the 40,000-square-foot polar bear habitat called McDonnell Polar Bear Point. But on Tuesday, Kali was shipped off to his new home in Ohio where he will, for the first time, mate with Crystal, a 26-year-old resident polar bear at the Toledo Zoo.
St. Louis Board of Aldermen races are set for April 2025

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

The field of aldermanic candidates is set for St. Louis' April 8 general election. Voters will select representatives for the Board of Aldermen's seven odd-numbered wards. Only two wards had contested primaries in the March 4 primary. Ward 3 candidates Shane Cohn and Dallas Adams and Ward 11 candidates Laura Keys and Rebecca McCloud earned spots on the April ballot.
Mayor Jones, Alderwoman Spencer advance for rematch of 2021 St. Louis mayoral race

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

The 2025 race for St. Louis mayor is officially a rematch. Incumbent Tishaura Jones and 8th Ward Alderwoman Cara Spencer were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday's mayoral primary and now will compete head-to-head in the April 8 general election. Spencer received 23,785 votes;Jones garnered 11,582; Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler was third with 8,679; and retired utility executive Andrew Jones came in fourthwith 4,757.
St. Louis Public Schools board candidates make their case in competing candidate forums

1 month ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

St. Louis voters had to choose between two separate community forums Wednesday night to hear from eleven candidates running for the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education. The first, which was organized primarily by the American Federation of Teachers Local 420, the union representing SLPS teachers, was held at Vashon High School in the Jeff Vander-Lou neighborhood in north St. Louis.
Tennessee teen who lost her legs settles lawsuit against St. Louis for $450k

2 months ago | stlpr.org | Lacretia Wimbley

Janae Edmondson, the Tennessee volleyball player who lost her legs after she was hit by a car in downtown St. Louis in February 2023, on Thursday settled a lawsuit against the city of St. Louis for $450,000. Edmondson and her parents were in town for a volleyball tournament and crossing the street downtown when a car struck her. The firm representing the Edmondson family, Simon Law, P.C., argued that the city was negligent by installing a yield sign at a low-visibility intersection.

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