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A federal judge in Missouri has denied a motion to grant a 60-day stay of execution for convicted killer Herbert Smulls.U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips…

Late Friday night, a group of federal judges found that the compounding pharmacy making Missouri's execution drug can remain secret, but new emails...

Death penalty opponents are using the 25th anniversary of Missouri's resumption of capital punishment to highlight their desire to halt executions.George…

Missouri has put two people to death since last November, with another execution scheduled for late January. St. Louis Public Radio and the Beacon's Chris…

In an investigation spanning the past few months, St. Louis Public Radio and the Beacon has discovered the state of Missouri may be ignoring its own...

Use of the death penalty declined nationally in 2013, but the punishment has seen a resurgence in Missouri.The Death Penalty Information Center on…

A Kansas City man has been executed for killing a good Samaritan who stopped to help him and his friends after their car had broken down in…

The state of Missouri is still awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether it can proceed with the execution of death row inmate Allen…

The execution of a convicted killer in Missouri is on hold at least for several hours.The state was scheduled to execute 41-year-old Allen Nicklasson at…

A panel of federal judges has stayed a Missouri man's execution a little more than a day before he was set to die.Allen Nicklasson had been scheduled to…