Death Penalty

Updated at 12:17 a.m., Wed., Feb. 11 -- Walter Storey's execution was carried out at 12:01 a.m. by lethal injection, according to a brief statement from…

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear a challenge to Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol. The case could have direct impact on…

Missouri used a considerable amount of sedatives on the last inmate it executed before it injected its lethal drug, records obtained by St. Louis Public…

On Thursday, The Missouri Supreme Court withdrew an execution warrant and granted a stay for a man who was scheduled to be put to death next week. The…

A Cole County judge is considering whether the state of Missouri needs to make more information public about the way it performs executions.Judge Jon…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement that it will take up same-sex marriage this term has many people searching for clues to how the court’s justices may…

Updated 5:00 pm Wednesday, January 14In a six-page opinion issued on Wednesday, judge Rodney Sippel dismissed Williams' petition, calling the complaint…

Early Wednesday morning, Missouri set a record for its number of executions in a year.Paul Goodwin was the 10th man executed, more than any other year…

Early Wednesday morning, Missouri executed its 9th man this year.In 1994, Leon Taylor killed 53-year-old Robert Newton, a clerk, as part of a gas station…

Just hours before it was scheduled to begin, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed Missouri inmate Mark Christeson's execution. He was set to be put to death for…