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Effectiveness Of Sexual Assault Prevention Education For High School Students Questioned

Attempts to educate students about sexual assault in a high school setting sometimes lack effectiveness, IowaWatch interviews with teachers, administrators and high school students from 18 Iowa school districts revealed. The result is students who said they didn’t know what sexual assault consisted

By Fenna Semken

/ 13 Apr 2017

Effectiveness Of Sexual Assault Prevention Education For High School Students Questioned

Early 20th Century Railroad Promoter Disappoints Northeast Iowans

Railroad man S.G. Durant once said the conveniences at a Georgia prison “outdo services at many good hotels” in the country. He knew that first-hand. He had been a prisoner there. His story:

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 8 Apr 2017

Early 20th Century Railroad Promoter Disappoints Northeast Iowans

Environmental groups sue EPA, renew calls for ban on pesticide linked to neurological disorders

Two environmental groups filed a complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for its controversial decision to not ban a pesticide linked to neurological, developmental and autoimmune disorders.

By Robert Holly

/ 6 Apr 2017

Environmental groups sue EPA, renew calls for ban on pesticide linked to neurological disorders

Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting wins fellowship for Big Ag project

The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting has been selected by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute as one of six fellowship projects for 2017-2018 that will focus on filter bubbles, bite-size training and business-side analytics.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 5 Apr 2017

Iowans With Critical Mental Health Illness Struggle In System Called A 'Crisis' And 'Failing Iowans'

At first, Leslie Carpenter thought her son Patrick was on drugs. She was at home in Iowa City with her husband and about to go to bed when the phone rang. It was Patrick. “Mom, I died. I’ve been reborn,” the 19-year-old told her. “I’m God. We need to go, and I need you to take me to see Obama and Op

By Julia Davis

/ 5 Apr 2017

Iowans With Critical Mental Health Illness Struggle In System Called A 'Crisis' And 'Failing Iowans'

Nonpartisan watchdog finds ‘gaps’ in oversight of antibiotics in agriculture

The federal government has taken steps aimed at reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a serious health threat that sickens an estimated 2 million people in the United States each year. But nobody knows if those steps — many focused on monitoring the antibiotics given to cattle, hogs

By Robert Holly

/ 4 Apr 2017

Nonpartisan watchdog finds ‘gaps’ in oversight of antibiotics in agriculture

Podcast: Why Investigative Journalism Matters

Seldom has so much attention focused on how journalists gather and report news. But news consumers in the 2010s want to know whether or not what they read or hear in the news is true and, in doing so, want to know why investigative reporters pursue stories.

By Jeff Stein, Stephen Berry and Lyle Muller

/ 3 Apr 2017

Podcast: Why Investigative Journalism Matters

No Hitching Posts, No Business: Iowa History

Farmers in the Charles City area threatened to take their business to neighboring towns if the Improvement Association removed the hitching posts in the city park. But the 45 women

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 1 Apr 2017

No Hitching Posts, No Business: Iowa History

Report: Hundreds of farmworkers exploited, abused in U.S.

Farmworkers laboring inside the United States are at risk for becoming victims of human trafficking thanks to a largely complex and opaque recruiting process, a new report has revealed.

By Robert Holly

/ 30 Mar 2017

Report: Hundreds of farmworkers exploited, abused in U.S.

An Iowa Civil War Soldier’s Baptism of Fire

In May 1862 a group of 12 men from Clear Lake traveled to Cedar Falls to enlist in the Union army. Among the group who were willing to join the fight to preserve the Union during the Civil War were two brothers, Winslow Casady (W.C.) Tompkins and Caleb Tompkins.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 25 Mar 2017

An Iowa Civil War Soldier’s Baptism of Fire

Gridlock On Anti-Lock Brakes Baffles Motorcycle Safety Advocates

After a long downward trend, U.S. traffic deaths are on the rise again, and a key factor is the stubbornly high fatality toll among some of the most exposed people on the road: motorcyclists. But regulators aren't eager to step into the problem, this Fairwarning report shows.,

By Rick Schmitt and Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 22 Mar 2017

Gridlock On Anti-Lock Brakes Baffles Motorcycle Safety Advocates

Podcast: Coping With Contaminated Well Water Means Changing Habits

An IowaWatch report told how the Iowans drinking water from private wells may not know what is in their water because their wells’ water quality is unregulated. Yet, some well owners were not concerned about it. Iowans tell how they cope in this IowaWatch Connection podcast.

By Lauren Shotwell and Lyle Muller, with Jeff Stein

/ 20 Mar 2017

Podcast: Coping With Contaminated Well Water Means Changing Habits