A second federal judge has issued a stay of execution for Joseph Paul Franklin, who is scheduled...
Second stay granted; Koster appeals.
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Stay of execution issued; judge critical of repeated protocol changes
A federal judge in Jefferson City has stayed tonight's execution of Joseph Paul Franklin. Judge...
UPDATE: Bustamante post-conviction hearing postponed
Alyssa Bustamante, 19, is appealing a life sentence in the killing of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten....
Bustamante appeals life sentence for murder of 9-year-old neighbor girl
Alyssa Bustamante was 15 years old when she admitted she strangled and stabbed to death her...
Larry Flynt says Franklin should not get death penalty, has no desire to meet him (AUDIO / VIDEO)
HuffPost Live aired new audio recordings from an interview with Joseph Paul Franklin, the man who...
Attorney General’s Office says it will not retry Ryan Ferguson
The Attorney General's Office has said it will not seek additional charges against Ryan Ferguson,...
Flynt goes to court to keep his attempted assassin alive (AUDIO)
Adult magazine publisher Larry Flynt wants to keep the state from executing the man who shot and...
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...
Special prosecutor named in Ryan Ferguson case
A special prosecutor has been named in the case of Ryan Ferguson, whose murder conviction was...
MO National Guard member pleads guilty to forgery
A Missouri National Guard member that faced a felony forgery charge has pleaded guilty to a...
State representative charged with theft of political funds
A St. Louis area representative has been charged with felony stealing for allegedly spending money...
$1.5 million worth of marijuana seized from plane at West Plains
200 pounds of marijuana has been found on a plane that landed at the airport at West Plains....
State representative convicted of animal abuse
A state representative from western Missouri faces up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine after...
ACLU head discusses execution protocol lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has filed a lawsuit challenging the Missouri...
Public defenders warn of hiring freeze, furloughs
The state could be in danger of not being able to provide counsel for individuals accused of...
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...
Special prosecutor named in controversial northwest Missouri case
A judge has designated a special prosecutor to investigate an alleged sex crime in northwest...
Nodaway proscutor recuses; Koster standing by (AUDIO)
Nodaway County prosecutor Robert Rice is taking himself out of a controversial rape case that has...
Nodaway County prosecutor requests special prosecutor amid international scrutiny
The county prosecutor at the center of controversy in a sexual assault case in northwest Missouri...
Nicklasson motions challenge Propofol execution protocol
The prison inmate due for execution in two weeks wants the state supreme court to block the...
Some propofol returned by Department of Corrections
The state corrections department has returned its doses of the European version of Propofol to the...
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...
Chief Justice: Courts becoming more user-friendly (AUDIO)
Missouri's top judge says the court system is becoming more tailored to the needs of the people...
Supreme Court to decide if KC Royals mascot was negligent in hot-dog throwing incident (AUDIO)
A Royals fan who claims he suffered a detached retina when Sluggerrr the Mascot hit him in the...
25 arrested on federal drug and weapons charges
Twenty-four Missourians including members of a motorcycle club have been arrested on three...
Prosecutors search for ways to prosecute better (AUDIO)
Missouri's prosecuting attorneys are looking for better ways to deal with the complex issues they...
Missouri fugitive Brian Adkison caught near Cleveland O. (AUDIO)
Missouri figitive Brian Adkison has been caught inside a nursing home in Westlake, Ohio. Adkison...
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...
Kansas City state representative arrested on marijuana charges
Some Missouri Democrats say Rep. Jeremy LaFaver (D-Kansas City) might lose his seat in the state...