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.

St. Louis Chief Prosecutor Accuses City, Police Union Of Racist Conspiracy In Lawsuit

By Rachel Lippmann • 2 hours ago

St. Louis' first black prosecutor, Kim Gardner, has sued the city, its police union and five others for what she calls a racist effort to block her reform agenda.

State Of Emergency Declared After Violent Protests In Ferguson, Mo.

By Rachel Lippmann • Aug 10, 2015

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Runner Has Eyes On Two Prizes: Olympics, Ph.D.

By Rachel Lippmann • Jun 20, 2012

Among the dozens of athletes hoping to leap, throw or run their way to London as part of the U.S. track and field team is 24-year-old runner Shannon Leinert.

Leinert, who will compete in the 800-meter dash, has dreamed of the Olympics since she was 10 and winning races in St. Louis, her hometown. If that weren't enough, she's also working on a doctoral degree in special education.