Investigate Midwest received multiple honors at the 2026 Iowa Newspaper Association Awards, recognizing both investigative reporting and newsroom-wide excellence in agricultural coverage and visual storytelling. Mónica Cordero, our Iowa-based reporter, won second place for the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting for her multi-story submission:Iowa’s polluted waterways rarely see improvement. Lawmakers still resist efforts to regulate […]
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