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September 3, 2021 at 4:55 PM

BREAKING: Curtis Flowers sues District Attorney Doug Evans

APM Reports He alleges that Evans and three investigators committed misconduct that led to his wrongful imprisonment for more than two decades.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Curtis Flowers sues District Attorney Doug Evans Curtis Flowers — the Mississippi man…

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August 27, 2021 at 7:33 PM

In Deep: One City's Year of Climate Chaos

APM Reports A project from our colleagues at The Water Main.   In Deep: One City's Year of Climate Chaos by Lauren Rosenthal Climate change has long been a threat that loomed in the future, the stuff of computer modeling and expert forecasts, an issue many poli…

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August 19, 2021 at 2:32 PM

NEW DOCUMENTARY: Inside the college mental health crisis

APM Reports Even before the pandemic, campus counselling services were reporting a marked uptick in the number of students with anxiety, clinical depression and other serious psychiatric problems.   Under Pressure: The College Mental Health Crisis by Sasha Aslan…

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August 3, 2021 at 2:47 PM

NEW DOCUMENTARY: U.S. falls as a destination for international students

APM Reports Higher education is one of America’s top service exports, generating $42 billion in revenue. But the money spigot is closing.   Fading Beacon: Why America is Losing International Students by Sasha Aslanian and Karin Fischer Colleges and universities…

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July 28, 2021 at 3:21 PM

NEW PODCAST SERIES: Who wants to be a teacher?

APM Reports We’ve spent decades trying to alleviate teacher shortages. Our attempts have dramatically changed the teacher workforce, but the shortages remain.   Who wants to be a teacher? by Alex Baumhardt, Will Craft, Chris Julin and Sabby Robinson Many school…

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July 21, 2021 at 2:47 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION: Inside the black box of Covid testing

APM Reports In the sprint to expand testing, IBX never obtained FDA authorization to conduct tests for asymptomatic cases   Lax oversight, no-bid contracts and mysterious pricing: Inside the black box of Covid testing by Tom Scheck More than a year into the pand…

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June 25, 2021 at 3:51 PM

21 states still don’t require de-escalation training for police

APM Reports We've updated the map.   21 states still don't require de-escalation training for police by Gracie Stockton De-escalation training for police can save lives, but more than 20 states in the U.S. don’t require it. More than six years after a Ferguson,…

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June 23, 2021 at 2:43 PM

The teen got a concussion. The school got a pass.

APM Reports Also: Kentucky’s Democratic governor eased Covid restrictions despite mounting deaths   The teen got a concussion. The school got a pass. by Will Craft An employee at a Utah treatment center slammed a teen to the floor leaving him with a concussion …

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May 3, 2021 at 12:30 AM

Five years ago today, we published our first story as APM Reports.

APM Reports Follow APM Reports on Instagram.   Five years ago today, we published our first story as APM Reports. It was the beginning of a four-part investigation into Mesabi Academy, the northern Minnesota juvenile corrections facility that concealed sex abuse…

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April 2, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Former residents of troubled youth facility receive settlement money

APM Reports “We took $5,000 off the global settlement so the media couldn’t report an accurate number.”   Former residents of troubled youth facility receive settlement money by Tom Scheck Seventeen former residents of Mesabi Academy, a now-closed juvenile faci…

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March 26, 2021 at 5:38 PM

A youth treatment facility forced girls to sit in horse troughs

APM Reports Deputies found a girl sitting in a tub of dirty water up to her torso.   How Utah has let its many youth treatment centers off the hook by Curtis Gilbert, Jessica Miller and David Fuchs It started as a routine police call. In June 2018, a 17-year-ol…

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March 16, 2021 at 9:51 PM

Utah's lax oversight of youth treatment programs -- and a Covid testing survey

APM Reports Help our reporters with your personal experience.   New data underscores Utah's lax oversight of youth treatment programs by Will Craft and Jessica Miller Once a year, an inspector from Utah’s Office of Licensing visits each of the state’s more than…

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January 13, 2021 at 2:09 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION: Public housing near polluted Superfund sites

APM Reports More than 9,000 federally subsidized housing properties sit within a mile of a Superfund site.   Thousands of public housing residents live near the most polluted places in the nation — and the government has done little to protect them by Angela Cap…

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December 7, 2020 at 3:05 PM

How private money helped save the election

APM Reports $350 million from Mark Zuckerberg paid for staff, ballot-scanning machines, protective gear, and rental space   How private money helped save the election by Geoff Hing, Sabby Robinson, Tom Scheck, and Gracie Stockton After Congress failed to aid lo…

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December 2, 2020 at 2:00 AM

Only hours left to double your donation! ⏰

Don’t miss this chance to double your impact there – I wanted to make sure you saw my note below about our special one-day dollar-for-dollar donation match. Double my gift now! Today only, your $50 gift becomes $100… $100 becomes $200... And $250 becomes $500! …

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December 1, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Something good that came out of 2020...

DOUBLE your Giving Tuesday donation today only! Hi friend, and Happy Giving Tuesday! Several times this year, listeners have told me that the finale to In the Dark Season 2 was one of the only good things to happen in 2020. In such a difficult year, for a lot …

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December 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Double your Giving Tuesday donation -- today only!

Every gift goes twice as far for our team of journalists today It's Giving Tuesday, a day for giving back to nonprofits that make the world a better place. And when you donate to In the Dark today, your gift will be doubled. That's right friend, today only, you…

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November 25, 2020 at 3:05 PM

You’re invited: In the Dark Zoom holiday party ft. Madeleine Baran and Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

APM Reports Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. CT.   This Giving Tuesday, join your fellow In the Dark fans at a Zoom Holiday Party featuring a conversation between host and lead reporter Madeleine Baran and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine senior writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl. The I…

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October 31, 2020 at 12:00 PM

The last days of Wisconsin's pandemic election

APM Reports Our reporters fan out across Wisconsin to see how the state is handling its pandemic election.   The last days of Wisconsin's pandemic election by Geoff Hing, Sabby Robinson, Tom Scheck, and Gracie Stockton The critical swing state that had a disast…

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October 22, 2020 at 12:30 AM

, stand with us

Some notes from other In the Dark listeners Friend, throughout Season 2 of In the Dark, you've heard me ask for your support. Today, I want you to hear directly from other listeners who decided to donate in the past few days. Our work is only possible because o…

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October 15, 2020 at 1:00 PM

An interview I’ll never forget

The power of Flowers' story... Yesterday the world finally heard Curtis Flowers telling his story. Friend, this was one of the most powerful interviews I've ever done as a journalist. It is the culmination of more than three years of reporting and investigatin…

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October 14, 2020 at 6:12 AM

Episode 20: Curtis Flowers

APM Reports This is the final episode of Season 2.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Episode 20: Curtis Flowers In a recent, hours-long conversation with In the Dark host Madeleine Baran, Curtis Flowers looked back on his life, and its extraordinary twists and tu…

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October 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM

A preview of my interview with Curtis Flowers

Because you’re such a huge fan of In the Dark, I wanted to share this sneak peek with you now. Friend – over the past two years, we've heard from Mississippians, key witnesses, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and Supreme Court justices. Now it's finally time to h…

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September 28, 2020 at 1:02 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION: 'Youth were abused here'

APM Reports Sequel took in some of the most difficult-to-treat children while keeping costs low in pursuit of profit and expansion.   More than 40 states have sent their most vulnerable kids to facilities run by a for-profit company. Many were abused there. by C…

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September 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM

24 years, 6 trials, 4 death sentences...

Now Curtis Flowers is free. Friend, after a cycle of injustice spanning 24 years, six trials, and four death sentences… Curtis Flowers is free. The results of investigative journalism can be enormously consequential. For Curtis Flowers, it is the difference be…

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September 5, 2020 at 3:00 PM

From death row to freedom

Your support sets us apart. There won’t be a seventh trial for Curtis Flowers. The state of Mississippi has dropped all charges against him. For more than two years, you’ve heard me and my team uncovering the facts and bringing you the story of Curtis Flowers.…

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September 5, 2020 at 9:05 AM

Episode 19: Freedom

APM Reports Curtis Flowers' two-decade saga comes to an end.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Episode 19: Freedom We just finished a new episode about Friday's developments in the Curtis Flowers case: The Mississippi Attorney General's Office dropped all charges…

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September 4, 2020 at 9:26 PM

BREAKING NEWS: Charges against Curtis Flowers are dropped

APM Reports It's over.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Charges against Curtis Flowers dropped by Parker Yesko At long last, Curtis Flowers is free. The Mississippi man endured nearly 23 years behind bars, six trials, four death sentences and, most recently, mon…

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August 14, 2020 at 3:57 PM

NEW DOCUMENTARY: Confronting race on campus

APM Reports "Black Mizzou" is a thriving campus-within-a-campus that Black students have built to make the school a more welcoming place.   This is the final education documentary of our back-to-school season. You can listen to it and subscribe to the Educate po…

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August 12, 2020 at 4:23 PM

Postal delivery scores in five battleground states are missing targets as mail voting increases

APM Reports Tens of thousands of mailed ballots will be at risk for late delivery.   Postal delivery scores in five battleground states are missing targets as mail voting increases by Tom Scheck, Geoff Hing, and Dee J. Hall Based on its own performance measures…

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July 29, 2020 at 3:31 PM

NEW DOCUMENTARY: Covid on Campus

APM Reports Coronavirus disrupts higher education, magnifies inequities and accelerates change.   Over the next three weeks, we'll be releasing three audio documentaries about education. You can listen via the Educate podcast feed on Apple, Spotify and all the r…

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July 23, 2020 at 5:20 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION: Wisconsin's high absentee volume and ballot errors

APM Reports Voters there missed the fine print and the elections staff was overwhelmed.   A national forewarning: Wisconsin's high absentee volume and ballot errors by Tom Scheck, Geoff Hing and Dee J. Hall For months, President Trump has alleged without evidenc…

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July 17, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Survey: Your feedback will help us make the podcast.

APM Reports This should only take about 10 minutes.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Audience Survey Between seasons, we're hoping to learn a little more about our podcast audience. We've designed a survey to collect your feedback about the show: What do you thi…

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July 15, 2020 at 2:00 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION: How Washington, D.C., mishandled its response to the coronavirus

APM Reports District officials were slow to help Black residents deal with the pandemic.   How Washington, D.C., mishandled its response to the coronavirus by Christopher Peak The coronavirus has left close to 10,950 infected and 570 dead in Washington, D.C. The…

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June 30, 2020 at 11:00 AM

What happened at Minneapolis' 3rd Precinct — and what it means

APM Reports Minneapolis city leaders made the unprecedented decision to abandon a police station.   What happened at Minneapolis' 3rd Precinct by Angela Caputo, Will Craft and Curtis Gilbert Faced with angry, violent protesters after George Floyd's death, Minnea…

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June 18, 2020 at 2:25 AM

Atlanta cop who killed Rayshard Brooks had prior controversial shooting

APM Reports Officer Garrett Rolfe was involved in a questionable and bizarre 2015 incident.   Atlanta cop who killed Rayshard Brooks had prior controversial shooting The Atlanta police officer who recently killed Rayshard Brooks was involved in another controver…

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June 11, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Coronavirus in the Delta, Episode 6: Delta State

APM Reports Covid-19 upends football in the South.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Coronavirus in the Delta Episode 6: Delta State When the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Delta State University football team was about to start spring practice. More than…

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June 6, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Deadline: Midnight tonight! Double your donation and double your impact.

Let’s put every dollar of these matching funds to use... Hi Friend, Support our team of investigative reporters with a donation by midnight tonight, and your gift – and its impact – will be doubled by matching funds from the American Public Media Board of Dire…

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June 4, 2020 at 1:00 AM

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Donate today and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar by the APM Board of Directors Hi Friend, Journalists are being pushed to their limits right now. So, since last Friday, we've been helping the Minnesota Public Radio newsroom cover the protests and u…

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May 29, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Starting today: Your donation matched, dollar for dollar

We need to put every dollar of this match to use Hi Friend, For the next 10 days, the American Public Media Board of Directors will match your donations, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000.   Donate Now Like many newsrooms, we're struggling financially. The fu…

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May 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM

Coronavirus in the Delta, Episode 5: Geno

APM Reports A judge releases every inmate she had in jail ... except one.   Double your impact. For the next 10 days, the American Public Media Board of Directors will match your donation, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000! DONATE …

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May 21, 2020 at 9:00 AM

Coronavirus in the Delta, Episode 4: Watermelon Slim

APM Reports Time to hear from a blues singer.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Coronavirus in the Delta Episode 4: Watermelon Slim Clarksdale, Mississippi, is known for the blues. The Delta city of 15,000 lies at the intersection of state highways 61 and 49, and…

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May 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Coronavirus in the Delta, Episode 3: The Hospital

APM Reports Where the virus struck one of their own.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Coronavirus in the Delta Episode 3: The Hospital Greenwood Leflore Hospital sits on the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta. It serves the city of Greenwood and its surroundi…

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May 11, 2020 at 7:07 PM

FW: Your support will help protect APM Reports

Hi there, I wanted to make sure you saw the note below from Dave Kansas, President of American Public Media, that he shared Tuesday about the grave financial realities for APM in the face of this global pandemic. Many news outlets have lost ad revenue and are…

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May 6, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Coronavirus in the Delta, Episode 2: Parchman

APM Reports (We're a day early.)   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Coronavirus in the Delta Episode 2: Parchman The Mississippi State Penitentiary — known simply as Parchman — has long had a reputation for brutal conditions. The state opened the prison in 1901, a…

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May 5, 2020 at 7:15 PM

Your support will help protect APM Reports

Hi there, It’s a strange time to be sending my first email to you, but please allow me to introduce myself. I’m Dave Kansas, president of American Public Media. Here at APM, we make public media podcasts and programs for curious listeners — shows like Marketp…

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May 4, 2020 at 7:35 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION: How the EPA has left Americans exposed to lead in drinking water

APM Reports The Trump administration is rushing to finalize a plan that might make things worse.   How the EPA has left Americans exposed to lead in drinking water The toxin has been buried for years. Across the country, lead pipes are still carrying water into …

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May 2, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Join us for weekly Q&As

Give today and join our exclusive Facebook group Friend, As a public radio show, your donations are important for funding our journalism. We rely on you, our listeners, giving what you can. Our average gift is $50. When you give $50 today, you can join our ex…

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April 30, 2020 at 12:30 PM

Coronavirus in the Delta, Episode 1: Greenville

APM Reports New episodes every Thursday.   Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Coronavirus in the Delta Episode 1: Greenville Greenville is the Mississippi Delta's biggest city. It hugs the levee raised after the Great Flood of 1927, when the Mississippi River balloo…

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April 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM

NEW: Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus

APM Reports Labs in at least 10 states endured budget troubles or staffing shortages.   Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus An APM Reports analysis finds that public labs in at least 10 states — the first line of defense in an outbreak —…

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