Chris McDaniel
Chris McDaniel started at St. Louis Public Radio as a political reporter, predominantly covering the race between Senator Claire McCaskill and Congressman Todd Akin. Before coming to St. Louis, Chris worked at NPR stations in Louisville, Kentucky and Columbia, Missouri, and his work has been broadcast on NPR’s national newscasts. He is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri, where he studied journalism and political science. He is also the winner of the 2011 PAX East Super Smash Bros. Tournament. Chris enjoys dogs, anything by Cormac McCarthy, and listeners like you.
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Although the state's previous drug supplier says it will not supply for the next execution, Missouri says it's found another willing pharmacy. On Monday... -
After a lawsuit filed by a death-row inmate, the Apothecary Shoppe in Oklahoma has agreed to not sell to Missouri for its upcoming execution. Last week,... -
For the death penalty to be carried out in Missouri, it requires three agencies in particular to work in sync. The Department of Corrections performs... -
Despite possible or pending investigations into how the state carried out executions by the state auditor, the legislature, two state Boards of Pharmacy... -
Updated 1/14/14 4:43 pm with news of scheduled hearing and Speaker Tim Jones' response. Several state lawmakers are calling for an investigation into ho... -
Updated 11:05 pm 12/11/13 Late Wednesday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a stay of execution for Missouri inmate Allen Nicklasson. Shortly later... -
Update 7:52 a.m 11/20/13: Missouri carried out the execution of Joseph Paul Franklin a little after 6 a.m. He was put to death after courts overturned... -
A month ago, St. Louis Public Radio reported on the questionable manner in which the state of Missouri got ahold of its potential execution drug. Now... -
Updated at 11:05 a.m. 11/7/2013 Missouri Rep. Steve Webb, a Democrat from North St. Louis County, was charged Wednesday with numerous counts of campaign... -
Two weeks ago, Gov. Jay Nixon instructed the Missouri Department of Corrections to come up with a new procedure for carrying out lethal injections. On
