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The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold the execution of a Missouri man at the last minute, sending the case back to an appeals court for further review. Death row inmate Ernest Lee Johnson, who was convicted of beating three people to ...

The manufacture of methamphetamine is sharply down in certain Midwestern states that have had the most trouble with the drug over the years, but it remains as popular as ever with users due to an influx of cheap Mexican imports, ...

A man who spent nearly 25 years on Missouri's death row was executed Tuesday for the kidnapping, rape and fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl who was waiting for a school bus.

An inmate scheduled to be executed Tuesday for killing a 15-year-old Missouri girl has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his punishment, saying the death penalty is unconstitutional. But a detective who helped break the case scoffed at the ...

In what’s been a violent year in St. Louis, a common theme has emerged: The gun used in any given crime was probably stolen. The city is on pace for around 200 homicides in 2015, the most in 20 years. ...

A Missouri man who killed his girlfriend and her 2-year-old daughter with a butcher knife was put to death Tuesday. Richard Strong, 48, was executed at the state prison in Bonne Terre for the deaths of Eva Washington and her ...

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay signed into law Wednesday a measure establishing a civilian oversight board to review complaints against police. The bill officially becomes law June 5. Slay, who took the unusual step of being a co-sponsor of the ...

Two Democratic members of Missouri’s congressional delegation said Thursday they’re seeking to reform federal programs that provide military equipment to police, responding to allegations that local law enforcement overreached by using armored vehicles and high-caliber weapons during Ferguson protests. U.S. ...

Eighteen black women who were told decades ago that their babies had died soon after birth at a St. Louis hospital are now wondering if the children could have been taken from them still very much alive. A video that ...

Sean Like can only smile as Petey, a white mixed-breed dog with black spots his face, wags his tail and squirms beside him. Like, a big and burly 31-year-old, is serving 25 years at the prison in Bonne Terre for ...

A Missouri inmate has been executed for killing a man in a fit of rage over child support payments 16 years ago. Andre Cole, 52, on Tuesday night became the third convicted killer put to death this year in Missouri. ...