Roy Lee Ward, the man who murdered 15-year-old Stacy Payne inside her Spencer County home in 2001, was executed just after midnight Friday.

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The “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” sponsored by Jones and GOP state Rep. Brian Seitz of Branson, has been framed by Republicans as a common-sense safeguard that must be considered ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indiana lawmakers approved several changes Tuesday to a bill expanding execution methods, which is now pending a full House vote. ...

Indiana lawmakers approved several changes Tuesday to a bill expanding execution methods, which is now pending a full House vote. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool) A bill expanding Indiana’s execution ...

A bill expanding Indiana’s execution methods was significantly amended Tuesday after lawmakers voted to remove nitrogen hypoxia as an option and added provisions on media access and mental health ...

Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, listens to a bill on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House ...

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill expanding the state’s execution methods. Firing squad and nitrogen hypoxia would be ...

Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, who is facing a September 2026 execution date, is now suing the state, as well as several others, claiming that lethal injection could ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A woman on Tennessee's death row is fighting for her life in court, claiming the state's execution method could cause her to drown in her own blood. Christa Pike is suing the ...

Christa Gail Pike has been on death row since 1996. She murdered a woman in Knoxville with the help of her then-boyfriend. Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to sanctuary cities ...