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Behind the Headlines: Discussion of Greitens’ resignation announcement

St. Louis Public Radio reporter Rachel Lippmann
St. Louis Public Radio reporter Rachel Lippmann

Tonight, Eric Greitens will step down as Missouri governor, with Lt. Gov. Mike Parson replacing him. In exchange for his resignation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner agreed to drop Greitens’ tampering charges.

St. Louis Public Radio reporter Rachel Lippmann joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh on Friday’s “Behind the Headlines” segment for a conversation following up on the announcement.

Lippmann said there is still a possibility of other state charges being filed against Greitens in connection to campaign finance tampering, reiterating that “the [Gardner] agreement dismisses this case only, it does not dismiss or block any further prosecution.”

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Evie Hemphill joined the St. Louis on the Air team in February 2018. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English literature in 2005, she started her career as a reporter for the Westminster Window in Colorado. Several years later she went on to pursue graduate work in creative writing at the University of Wyoming and moved to St. Louis upon earning an MFA in the spring of 2010. She worked as writer and editor for Washington University Libraries until 2014 and then spent several more years in public relations for the University of Missouri–St. Louis before making the shift to St. Louis Public Radio.