Just a week after Kansas Highway Patrol leaders expressed their disappointment with a decision to grant parole to a man who ...

Alabama executed death row inmate James Osgood on Thursday for the brutal rape and murder of his girlfriend's cousin in what one prosecutor called a "twisted fantasy" carried out by the couple.

Tennessee is set to execute its first death row inmate in years. Here's which states have the death penalty and which methods are still practiced.

Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe. Weather radios, basements and bicycle helmets can ...

Severe thunderstorms are expected in the Kansas City area on Monday, but weather conditions could prevent the strongest ...

A suspected serial killer, investigated for his possible link to the case of O.J. Simpson, which shocked the United States in the 1990s, was executed last Thursday in Florida for t ...

Gallows built to exactly replicate the original are now part of what visitors can see at the former Kansas State Penitentiary ...

A man convicted of several crimes in Sedgwick County has died after being found unresponsive in his prison cell.

A South Carolina man who was twice sentenced to die for killing two people nearly two decades ago was scheduled Friday to be ...

Fifteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to ...

Decision season starts Thursday for the Supreme Court, kicking off a race against the clock to release this term’s opinions ...

Sandra Gallagher's sister says she enjoyed brightening people's day so much, she used to give flowers to strangers. She was ...