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MARYVILLE, Mo. — For over 44 years, Mildred Hilt kept her hope up that one day she would finally know what happened to her daughter.

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Originally planning to become a veterinarian, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Deputy Tanner Hall’s career path may have shifted, but it hasn’t strayed too far from his love of

MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A fire that began in a cell at a northwest Missouri jail forced...

Female inmate’s execution on hold; 2 more halted over COVID-19 Michael Tarm and Heather Hollingsworth TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer The U.S. government’s plans to carry out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades were on hold Tuesd...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly

Lisa Montgomery to die Tuesday for killing woman, cutting baby from womb Published  MISSION, Kan. - Becky Harper sobbed as she spoke to a Missouri dispatcher after stumbling across her expectant daughter in a pool of blood, her womb slashed open and the child she had been carrying missing. Lisa Montgomery appears in a booking photo released Dec. 20, 2004 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Wyandotte County Sheriffs Department via Getty Images) "It’s like she exploded or something," Harper tol...

Lisa Montgomery is the first woman executed by the federal government in 67 years.

Lisa Montgomery, who has a history of brain damage and being beaten, raped and trafficked, was put to death.

Lisa Montgomery's execution comes as another court halted two other executions set for later this week because the inmates tested positive for COVID-19.