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Thursday, May 16, 2013  A Kansas City man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping an 84-year-old woman during a break-in at the home she shared with her 93-year-old husband.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Lawmakers outraged over another military sex case involving someone assigned to prevent sexual assault.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The brothers were initially taken into custody but released after investigators said there was no evidence against them.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A 23-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning for rape, deviate sexual assault and first-degree burglary.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Missouri House members have approved legislation that would make changes to the sex offender registry.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former Missouri Congressman Todd Akin roughly doubled his office payroll after losing a campaign for U.S. Senate.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Rape trial ended, Ohio city and storied football program remain under investigators' scrutiny

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Two Ohio high school football players who were found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl have been sentenced to at least one year in juvenile jail.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A Cole County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman at his home Saturday night.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Police said the incidents happened between April and December of 2012.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A survey of newspapers and broadcasters has determined that Republican congressman Todd Akin's infamous remark about rape and pregnancy ranks as Missouri's top news story of 2012.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Allen has been free since mid-November after nearly three decades in prison for the 1982 death of Mary Bell

Thursday, November 29, 2012  The announcement comes after two allegations of rape

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Story from The Kansas City Star

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A 56-year-old man imprisoned for nearly three decades for a 1982 rape and murder walked free after a judge ruled that St. Louis police hid or destroyed evidence that cast doubt on his guilt.