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FILE - In this March 2, 2018 file photo, Televangelist Jim Bakker, right, walks with his wife Lori Beth Graham after a funeral service at the Billy Graham Library for the Rev. Billy Graham, in Charlotte, N.C. Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the TV pastor of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure the coronavirus. Missouri court records show that a settlement agreement was filed Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton File)
Jim Bakker, his church settle lawsuit over COVID-19 claims

By Jim Salter Jun. 23, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

Schmitt closes Sunshine complaint against Missouri governor

Jun. 14, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri attorney general has closed an open-records complaint filed against Gov. Mike Parson, citing the Republican governor's office...

Fewer 2020 traffic stops in Missouri, but disparity remains

By Jim Salter Jun. 01, 2021 04:17 PM EDT
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Traffic stops and arrests resulting from those stops declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

FILE - In this June 23, 2020, file photo, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page speaks during a news conference in Town and Country, Mo. Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, over St. Louis County's COVID-19 restrictions. The lawsuit says the county's restrictions are too severe and asks the court to end them. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Schmitt lawsuit challenges St. Louis Co. COVID restrictions

By Jim Salter May. 11, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

COVID-19 concerns raised at St. Louis death penalty trial

By Jim Salter Apr. 23, 2021 12:45 PM EDT
The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday declined to pause a capital murder trial for a St. Louis man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, her mom and his baby...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Mar. 16, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Joplin Globe. March 12, 2021. Editorial: Celebrate Sunshine Week by committing to open government Today kicks off the...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Feb. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EST
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 7, 2021. Editorial: To get kids back in class, teachers need to move to front of vaccine line ...

Recent Missouri editorials

Sep. 08, 2020 11:10 AM EDT
The Jefferson City News-Tribune, Sept. 4 In Cole County’s primary election, the youngest group of eligible voters shunned the polls like no...

Morningside Church's property, home to televangelist Jim Bakker, is seen Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Blue Eye, Mo. Bakker, wife Lori and daughter Maricela Bakker Woodall, who serves as chief operating officer of Morningside Church, appealed for donations during a segment of “The Jim Bakker Show” which aired April 2020. They referenced financial difficulties, and Bakker singled out “enemies” who were behind their problems.
Jim Bakker gets PPP loans during legal fight on fraud claims

By Sally Stapleton Aug. 24, 2020 12:35 PM EDT

The Latest: Missouri votes to expand Medicaid

Aug. 04, 2020 08:20 PM EDT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the Missouri primary election (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Missouri voters...

FILE - In this March 19, 1987, file photo, Television evangelist Jim Bakker poses in Columbia, S.C. Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker, in a court filing on Monday, May 4, 2020, is asking a judge to dismiss a state lawsuit accusing him of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure the coronavirus. The lawsuit said Bakker and a guest made the cure claim during a program on Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Lou Krasky File)
Arkansas AG sues TV pastor over virus treatment claims

By Andrew Demillo Jun. 16, 2020 06:32 PM EDT

Jim Bakker seeks suit dismissal; ex-governor is his lawyer

By Jim Salter May. 05, 2020 11:34 AM EDT
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker is asking a judge to dismiss a state lawsuit accusing him of falsely claiming that a health supplement...