Governor Jay Nixon issued this statement following the execution by the State of Missouri of...
Statements from Governor Nixon, Attorney General Koster on Nicklasson execution
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UPDATE: Nicklasson execution still hanging in the balance, no word yet from U.S. Supreme Court (AUDIO)
Convicted killer Allen Nicklasson, 41, awaits a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to see if he...
Federal court stays Nicklasson execution, state seeks rehearing
The Attorney General's Office has filed for a rehearing on a stay of execution for a convicted...
Supreme Court sets new execution date for Allen Nicklasson
A new date has been set for an execution that was postponed last month. The Supreme Court has...
Nicklasson execution cancelled, Corrections Dept. returns stock of Propofol (AUDIO)
The European Union had threatened to prohibit the shipment of the drug Propofol to the United...
Nicklasson motions challenge Propofol execution protocol
The prison inmate due for execution in two weeks wants the state supreme court to block the...
Supreme Court sets execution days for Nicklasson, Franklin
Attorney General Chris Koster has announced in a press release that the Missouri Supreme Court had...
U.S. Supreme Court stays Russell Bucklew execution, Gov. Nixon denies clemency
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for condemned Missouri inmate Russell...
Three inmates’ attorneys argue against setting of their execution dates
Attorneys for three men sentenced to be executed have presented their arguments to the Missouri...
State officials testify to House Committee about execution procedures (AUDIO)
The Director of the Department of Corrections has for the first time spoken publicly about the...
Bill proposes moratorium on, study of state executions
Some state lawmakers want executions in Missouri put on hold until questions are answered about...
Legislative oversight committee to hold hearing on state execution protocol
A House Committee that has investigated issues including the state's role in a failed sucralose...
Audit will probe Corrections Department execution procedures, drug procurement (AUDIO)
Death penalty opponents and attorneys representing condemned men say the Missouri Department of...
UPDATE: Missouri executes killer of ‘good Samaritan’
The state has carried out the execution of a man convicted of the murder of an Excelsior Springs...
Execution delayed, could still happen today
A convicted murderer is still alive at this hour as the state awaits action by the U.S. Supreme...
Stay denied for man scheduled for execution Wednesday
The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a stay of execution to convicted murderer Allen L....
ACLU head discusses execution protocol lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has filed a lawsuit challenging the Missouri...
Franklin execution to be carried out as scheduled using pentobarbital
The Missouri Department of Corrections announced today in an e-mailed statement that it has...
Schaefer asks Nixon to ensure death penalty can be carried out
The State of Missouri only has enough drugs to execute three more people, and a state lawmaker has...
Lawsuit vs. Corrections Department demands Propofol information (AUDIO)
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state corrections department, demanding to get...
Prison anesthesiologist’s certification questioned (AUDIO)
An effort has started to keep the state's executioner from doing his job in October and again in...
Koster wants executions (AUDIO)
The Attorney General is asking the Missouri Supreme Court again to set execution dates for a...
Koster to Supreme Court: Execution dates must be set for death row inmates
Attorney General Chris Koster is urging the State Supreme Court to set a date of death by...
Skillicorn executed early this morning at Bonne Terre
Murderer Dennis Skillicorn went to his death this morning with an apology and with faith. In his...
Skillicorn loses stay of execution motion
The state supreme court has overruled two motions to stay the execution of Dennis...
Supreme Court sets first execution date since 2005
State Supreme Court judges have set up the potential for the first execution in Missouri since...
Supreme Court sets execution date in Lafayette County killing
The State Supreme Court has set a date for the execution of Dennis Skillicorn , who was found...
Supreme Court Rejects Death Sentence Appeal
The State Supreme Court has rejected the death sentence appeal of prison inmate Allen Nicklasson....