COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A jury has recommended up to 28 years in prison for a Missouri man found guilty of killing his wife. News outlets report the jury returned the recommendation early Friday only hours after Joseph Elledge was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Mengqi Ji. The judge will make the…
(AP) — Leaders of the four Roman Catholic dioceses in Missouri are urging state leaders to end the use of the death penalty, after a convicted killer of three was executed despite a request for clemency from the pope. Ernest Johnson was executed Tuesday evening, the first Missouri execution in 16 months and the seventh…
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court is signaling that it’ll rule for a Columbia, Missouri, church that wants state money to put a soft surface on its preschool playground. The case was argued before the justices Wednesday – and it’s being closely watched by proponents of school vouchers. During arguments, liberal and conservative justices alike seem troubled…