Wayne Pratt
Wayne Pratt is a veteran journalist who has made stops at radio stations, wire services and websites throughout North America. He comes to St. Louis Public Radio from Indianapolis, where he was assistant managing editor at Inside Indiana Business. Wayne also launched a local news operation at NPR member station WBAA in West Lafayette, Indiana, and spent time as a correspondent for a network of more than 800 stations. His career has included positions in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Ontario and Phoenix, Arizona. Wayne grew up near Ottawa, Ontario and moved to the United States in the mid-90s on a dare. Soon after, he met his wife and has been in the U.S. ever since.
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As health experts and elected officials plan to further reopen the region’s economy, there is concern over a possible second wave of the coronavirus... -
Protests started over the weekend in St. Louis after the acquittal of a white police officer who shot and killed a black man in 2011. Some demonstrators say they'll keep protesting for weeks.
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Updated May 4 at 7 p.m. with information about West Alton — Officials with the Rivers Pointe Fire Protection District are urging residents east of... -
Flooding along the Meramec River near St. Louis has closed one major interstate and is threatening a second and hundreds of smaller roads and highways. That would cut off thousands of workers from getting to work and school. More than 200 homes have been damaged, and St. Louis County's emergency management chief says another 1,500 are in harm's way. The Meramec and other rivers in Missouri and Illinois rose sharply after significant rain in the past few days.
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Lambert Airport could end up with a plan to bring in more money and another to fund capital improvements by the end of the week. Officials are waiting... -
Updated 12:30 p.m., April 27 with CEO comments - There is still no firm timeline for production to resume at the U.S. Steel plant in Granite City. The... -
The likely winner of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency's new facility will be made public this week. A report from the U.S. Army Corps of... -
Updated September 1, 2015 at 1:23 p.m. A contract between the United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel is set to expire midnight Tuesday, and a last-minute... -
The rapid growth of e-cigarette stores in the St. Louis area and throughout the country might be about to hit a bump. The federal government is...
