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Today at 4:18 PM  Authorities said he had more than five thousand photographs of children, including infants and toddlers.

Today at 3:43 PM  The woman was arrested on two counts of second-degree statutory rape. She admitted to a Jefferson City detective that she had sex with the teenager.

Today at 7:31 AM  Groups with tax-exempt status must have educational, charitable, religious or other charitable purposes and cannot be involved in elections or engage in substantial lobbying activity.

Today at 7:19 AM  The 18-year-old cheerleader was also expelled from school because her girlfriend is 14.

Today at 3:45 AM  Two men have pleaded not guilty in the death of a 92-year-old Moberly woman and several other alleged crimes.

Today at 3:00 AM  An Arkansas man who admitted driving into a group of joggers in southeast Missouri has been given a 12-year prison term.

Yesterday at 5:29 PM  The prime suspect in a 2011 Cole County murder case was released from jail Tuesday after the prosecutor dropped the charge.

Yesterday at 3:15 AM  A southwest Missouri county is planning to allow online visits to inmates in the county jail.

Yesterday at 3:00 AM  A Missouri judge has ordered the former head of a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly to wear a GPS monitoring device while he awaits trial.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Missouri prosecutors want a judge to let them keep closer tabs on the former head of a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A Kansas City couple has been charged with keeping a 9-year-old girl in a filthy basement and allowing her to go to the bathroom only outdoors.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A settlement is reached in a lawsuit against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn over a priest's child porn case, hours after a federal judge dismissed one of two civil counts.

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.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Minnesota Legislature passes same-sex marriage, governor to sign bill allowing Aug. 1 gay weddings

Monday, May 13, 2013  James Holmes asking judge to change plea to insanity