Riot!

Walter Lee Donnell was relaxing in his small room that night as he had every night for a number of months. It was just past suppertime and still early evening. Walter Donnell’s room had bars on the door. It was located on death row at the state penitentiary. He...

Execution Off, For Now

A three-judge panel of the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a stay of execution for convicted killer Timothy Johnston, scheduled to die a minute after midnight at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Johnston faces execution for the kicking and beating death of...

Judge Rejects Plea to Halt Execution

A condemned state prisoner has been turned down in his request to stop his execution next week. A federal judge in St. Louis has denied Timothy Johnston’s motion to postpone the execution so hearings can be held on whether Missouri’s method of execution is...

Tigers Hold First Scrimmage

The Missouri Tiger football team held its first scrimmage of the year on Tuesday afternoon. While it certainly didn’t rival the intensity of a regular season football game, it was almost as long. The team began practice at around 8:15 and warmed up for 45 minutes. At...
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