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Category: Watchdog Watch

A curated collection of investigative or enterprise stories from other independent, nonprofit newsrooms across the country.

Posted inWatchdog Watch

What drives collisions in Champaign County, Illinois: Causes of crashes revealed

by Pramod Acharya/For CU-CitizenAccess November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

There were 3,481 traffic accidents in Champaign County, Illinois. Here’s a look at what caused them in 11 visualizations.

Posted inHealth, Rural America, Watchdog Watch

Seeking a Cure: The Quest to Save Rural Hospitals

by Jennifer Hemmingsen/For Iowa Watch September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inWatchdog Watch

Gun violence in downstate Illinois in four maps

by Johnathan Hettinger, Somie Park and Pam Dempsey May 21, 2018January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inWatchdog Watch

Police data show gun violence a chronic, growing problem across Illinois

by Johnathan Hettinger, Pam Dempsey, Dusty Rhodes and Somie Park May 14, 2018January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inWatchdog Watch

‘No Taxpayer Dollars’ for coaches at the University of Illinois? It’s a lie

by Jay Rosenstein, University of Illinois professor of Media and Cinema Studies December 27, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inWatchdog Watch

“We are rationing the food”: the humanitarian crisis devastates isolated communities in the mountainous rural region

by Eliván Martínez Mercado/Centro de Periodismo Investigativo October 3, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inWatchdog Watch

María’s dead in Puerto Rico are underreported

by Omaya Sosa Pascual/Centro de Periodismo Investigativo October 3, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inWatchdog Watch

Unknown number and whereabouts of arrested for curfew alleged violations

by Laura Moscoso/Centro de Periodismo Investigativo October 3, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inWatchdog Watch

Despite hazards, push to open public roads to off-road vehicles in high gear

by Paul Feldman/Fair Warning August 11, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inWatchdog Watch

Controversial criminal interrogation technique suspected of producing false confessions under fire

by Krista Johnson/IowaWatch August 11, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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