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Missouri death row prisoner executed in state’s second lethal injection this year

David Hosier, who maintained innocence in 2009 murders of Angela and Rodney Gilpin, pronounced dead at 6.11pm

The Guardian - US

Missouri may execute innocent man

Republican Gov. Mike Parsons has refused to grant Marcellus Williams a pardon, despite exonerating DNA evidence

Salon

Missouri Governor Denies Clemency For Condemned Inmate

Missouri Governor denies clemency for David Hosier, set for execution in 2009 double murder case.

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A clemency petition is his last hope. The Missouri inmate is unhappy with it.

Condemned Missouri inmate David Hosier is telling The Associated Press he's unhappy with the contents of the clemency petition for him that's now before Gov. Mike Parson

The Independent UK

Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence

The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Sept. 24 execution date for Marcellus Williams, even as the inmate awaits a court hearing on his innocence claim

The Independent UK

Rise in US executions masks deep divide between states on use of death penalty

Some of the 27 states that have the death penalty have not executed anyone in years but others still do – and the divide is rooted in history

The Guardian - US

Missouri death row inmate executed despite widespread calls for clemency

Brian Dorsey, convicted of murdering his cousin and her husband, put to death amid efforts by many to have his sentence commuted

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Missouri death row inmate’s attorneys ask supreme court to block execution

Petition argues that Brian Dorsey is fully rehabilitated and that execution would violate eighth amendment

The Guardian - US

More than 150 people call on Missouri governor to forgive Brian Dorsey’s death penalty

Prison guards, judges, jurors and prison workers have beseeched Mike Parson to commute capital punishment to life without parole

The Guardian - US

Missouri Governor Faces Criticism For Commuting DUI Sentence

Governor commutes sentence of former Chiefs coach Britt Reid after DUI crash controversy involving serious injury to a 5-year-old girl.

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Governor of Missouri commutes Britt Reid’s prison sentence to house arrest

The governor of Missouri commuted Britt Reid's prison sentence to house arrest

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Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: What we know about victims, suspects

At least one person was killed and 21 others wounded by gunfire at the end of Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade in Kansas City.

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Former Missouri officer who fatally shot a Black man turns himself in after losing appeal

A former detective in Missouri convicted in the death a Black man in 2019 is now jailed after losing an appeal of his conviction despite unusual support from the state’s Republican attorney general

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Missouri ex-officer who killed Black man loses appeal of his conviction, judge orders him arrested

A white former detective in Missouri who shot and killed a Black man in 2019 has lost an appeal of his conviction

The Independent UK

Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law

At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition, citing a new state law that gives former patients broad leeway to sue

Roll Call

In nation’s gubernatorial races, there are a lot of Capitol Hill connections - Roll Call

Among the next likely crop of governors, there are several with extensive connections to Capitol Hill and Congress.

The Independent UK

Missouri death row inmate who claims innocence sues governor for dissolving inquiry board

A Missouri death row inmate is suing Gov. Mike Parson over the governor’s decision to dissolve a board of inquiry that was convened to investigate the man’s innocence claim

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The Independent UK

Missouri man set to be executed for beating death of 6-year-old girl in 2002

A man who abducted a 6-year-old girl and beat her to death is scheduled to be executed in Missouri

The Independent UK

Missouri man facing scheduled execution for beating death of 6-year-old girl in 2002

A man who abducted a 6-year-old girl and beat her to death is scheduled to be executed in Missouri

Tribune News Service

Move out of Missouri is painful, but necessary, says KC family with transgender child

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On a recent weekday morning, Tom Jackson wrapped up a clay hand print made in preschool by his youngest child, Avery, locked it in a portable safe and placed it into a large cardboard box.

Tribune News Service

County prosecutor fights Missouri abortion ban’s criminal penalties in court

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is seeking to strike down Missouri’s criminal penalties for abortion, adding to an already intense legal confrontation playing out in St. Louis that could result in a judge overturning the state’s near-total ban.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Despite signing bill, Missouri governor never funded program probing radioactive waste

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Five years ago, Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation aimed at providing state funding to help investigate areas of the state exposed to radioactive waste.

Tribune News Service

Missouri public schools will be allowed to teach electives on the Bible under new law

Missouri public schools will be allowed to offer elective courses on the Bible under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson this week.

Tribune News Service

Missouri Gov. Parson vetoes bill enabling more compensation to wrongfully convicted

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday evening vetoed a sweeping public safety bill that would have allowed more people who were wrongfully convicted to receive compensation from the state.

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