Rebecca Thiele
P.M. News Editor, St. Louis Public RadioBefore moving back to her hometown of St. Louis in 2026, Rebecca Thiele was the statewide energy/environment reporter for a collaboration of public media stations in Indiana. She also covered the environment in Kalamazoo, Michigan for the public radio station WMUK, where she produced its local arts and culture show for six years.
Her stories have been featured on national news programs like NPR's “Morning Edition”, “Marketplace” and “Science Friday”. When she’s not working, you might find her hiking local trails with her family or looking for a good cup of coffee.
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Officials with the Department of Conservation said the pandemic helped many Missourians reconnect with the outdoors. But that has led to significantly more problems with campers at conservation areas since 2020. -
The Board of Curators unanimously approved a 4% tuition increase for undergraduates on all University of Missouri campuses on Thursday. At the University of Missouri-Kansas City, tuition will go up by about $247 per semester. -
Missouri lawmakers cut the Imagination Library's budget for the upcoming fiscal year by more than half — from about $6 million to $2 million. The state education department said it won't have the money to enroll new children in the program after next month. -
RSV season in the U.S. is expected to stick around longer than usual this spring. That's prompting most states to continue to offer the vaccine to eligible babies and toddlers through the end of this month.
