ST. LOUIS — Death row inmate Russell Bucklew was still alive Thursday after a rare last-minute stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court. What happens to him next will be up to other judges after ...

During Lance Shockley's final moments in Missouri's execution chamber in October 2025, he wanted his daughter, an ordained minister, by his side as his spiritual adviser. A few years earlier, the U.S.

ST. LOUIS — Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday stopped plans for the Oct. 23 execution of a death row inmate, citing controversy around the state's planned use of propofol for the lethal injection and ordered ...

Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill to abolish the death penalty, citing its financial and human costs. The state's public defender system spends nearly $3 million annually on staff dedicated to ...