The Supreme Court has issued an execution date for Herbert Smulls, 56, who was sentenced to death...
Smulls execution “a travesty” (AUDIO)
One of those who watched the state execute prison inmate Herbert Smulls late last night calls the...
Supreme Court limits setting execution dates
The Missouri Supreme Court has decided it will not order more than one execution per month. A...
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...
Governor Nixon denies clemency to man scheduled for execution early Wednesday
Governor Jay Nixon has denied a clemency petition for 56-year-old Herbert Smulls, scheduled to be...
Execution protocol commission pushed (AUDIO)
The legislature is being asked to set up a special commission to establish the right way to...
Execution moratorium to be sought (AUDIO)
Two days before the state's next scheduled execution, a call for an execution moratorium will be...
Supreme Court sets execution date for Michael Taylor
The state Supreme Court has set an execution date for Michael Taylor, one of two men who pleaded...
Senator: Corrections secrecy “baloney” (AUDIO)
A state Senator is pushing the Corrections Department to reveal whether an Oklahoma pharmacy that...
Corrections Director cites litigation, pending execution for not talking to Oversight Committee
Department of Corrections Director George Lombardi confirms he will talk to the House Committee on...
Bill proposes moratorium on, study of state executions
Some state lawmakers want executions in Missouri put on hold until questions are answered about...
Audit will probe Corrections Department execution procedures, drug procurement (AUDIO)
Death penalty opponents and attorneys representing condemned men say the Missouri Department of...
Supreme Court gives four condemned inmates chance to argue against setting of execution dates
The state Supreme Court has issued orders to four men sentenced to death to have presented to the...
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...
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...