Death Penalty

The Missouri Department of Corrections purposely violated the state’s Sunshine Law when it refused to turn over records revealing the suppliers of...

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death raises many issues. Among them are the possibility of 4-4 decisions until the vacancy is filled and the…

A bill that would have abolished Missouri's death penalty has unofficially become the first bill to die during the 2016 legislative session.Paul Wieland,…

A move to abolish the death penalty in the Show-Me State is getting a hearing before a Missouri Senate committee.Senate Bill 816 is sponsored by Sen. Paul…

Missouri lawmakers will try to make the most of a short week, which could include the next batch of ethics bills.The shorter work week is due to the…

Reginald Clemons may get a new trial.In a 4-to-3 decision Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court tossed out both his conviction and death sentence in the…

A Missouri death row inmate who came within hours of being executed earlier this month will have his appeal heard by a three-judge panel.The U.S. Supreme…

Updated 8:05 p.m. Nov. 3 with court action - The U.S. Supreme Court has hit pause on Tuesday night's scheduled execution of Ernest Lee Johnson.The high…

A Missouri death row inmate is seeking to have one of his murder convictions tossed out.Richard Davis was sentenced to death after being found guilty of…

A Missouri death row inmate scheduled for execution next week has been spared, as Gov. Jay Nixon has commuted his sentence to life without parole.Kimber…