Rape

The group behind a proposed ballot initiative that would add rape exceptions to Missouri’s abortion ban says a reporting requirement would give victims access to help. But some survivor advocacy groups worry it could cause further harm.

A recent graduate of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville is suing the school over the way it handled her allegation that another student sexually…

Four years ago, Cait Hogan woke up in her bed on a Sunday morning after a night of drinking in the small college town of Athens, Ohio. Her entire body...

U.S. Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. are upset with two national umbrella organizations for sororities and fraternities for…

According to a survey of Associated Press newspaper editors and broadcast news directors in Missouri, the top news story in the state was Republican…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 10, 2012 - U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is launching an unusual series of three ads that…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 21, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Todd Akin said once again he would continue with his U.S. Senate candidacy…

Embattled Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin says he plans to stay in the race for U.S. Senate.The fallout from Akin’s comments about pregnancies…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 20, 2012 - To call U.S. Rep. Todd Akin’s fall from favor dramatic would be an…

This rticle first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 20, 2012 - Science and research don’t seem to be on the side of Rep. Todd Akin when he argues…