Illuminating Journalism from American Public Media
  • Investigations
  • Documentaries
  • Podcasts
  • About
  • Donate
    • 'The precinct is on fire'

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

    Buried Lead

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

    In the Dark: Coronavirus in the Delta

    Featured Projects

    • The latest updates on the Curtis Flowers case
      In The Dark

      The latest updates on the Curtis Flowers case

    • The invention of a disease and the pursuit of one molecule
      Why there's no cure for Alzheimer's

      The invention of a disease and the pursuit of one molecule

    • How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
      At a Loss for Words

      How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

    • Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost
      Under a Watchful Eye

      Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

    • Tasers are less reliable than their maker has claimed. The results can be deadly
      When Tasers Fail

      Tasers are less reliable than their maker has claimed. The results can be deadly

    • In cities on the Great Lakes, water pipes are crumbling and poor people are paying the price
      So Close, Yet So Costly

      In cities on the Great Lakes, water pipes are crumbling and poor people are paying the price

    Be informed: Get notified when APM Reports publishes new stories.

    The Educate Podcast

    • Black at Mizzou: Confronting race on campus

      Black at Mizzou: Confronting race on campus

      August 14
    • What the Words Say: Why so many kids don't understand what they read

      What the Words Say: Why so many kids don't understand what they read

      August 6
    • Covid on Campus

      Covid on Campus

      July 29

    • Same Pandemic, Unequal Education (from Us & Them podcast)

      May 30

    Recent Stories

    What happened at Minneapolis' 3rd Precinct — and what it means
    June 30, 2020

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

    by Angela Caputo, Will Craft, and Curtis Gilbert

    Faced with angry, violent protesters after George Floyd’s death, Minneapolis city leaders made the unprecedented decision to abandon a police station. It marked not only the further erosion of the department’s relationship with the community, but perhaps the beginning of a shift in American policing.

    After boy's death, Hennepin County finally severs ties with troubled facilities
    June 18, 2020

    After boy's death, Hennepin County finally severs ties with troubled facilities

    by Curtis Gilbert

    County officials had kept kids in out-of-state residential treatment centers despite reports of abuse.

    Atlanta cop who killed Rayshard Brooks had prior controversial shooting
    June 17, 2020

    Atlanta cop who killed Rayshard Brooks had prior controversial shooting

    by Curtis Gilbert

    Officer Garrett Rolfe was involved in a questionable and bizarre 2015 incident.

    Episode 6: Delta State
    June 11, 2020

    Episode 6: Delta State

    College football is practically a religion in Mississippi. And for the players, it's life. As Covid-19 upended their world, the teammates at Delta State struggled to find structure and purpose for an off-season like no other.

    Episode 5: Geno
    May 28, 2020

    Episode 5: Geno

    As the coronavirus swept into the Mississippi Delta, a judge in the small city of Indianola decided to release every inmate she had in jail. That is, every inmate except one.

    11 highlights from our investigation into the dangers of lead pipes
    May 26, 2020

    11 highlights from our investigation into the dangers of lead pipes

    by Will Craft and Lauren Rosenthal

    Current and former EPA scientists say the Trump administration is pushing rule changes that could leave Americans exposed to lead in drinking water.

    Episode 4: Watermelon Slim
    May 21, 2020

    Episode 4: Watermelon Slim

    In the middle of a pandemic, with so many people suffering alone, it seemed an appropriate time to hear from a Delta blues singer. Enter Watermelon Slim.

    Michigan reaches settlement in landmark right-to-literacy case
    May 15, 2020

    Michigan reaches settlement in landmark right-to-literacy case

    by Christopher Peak

    The governor won't contest a court ruling that found students have a constitutional right to learn to read and agrees to more funding for Detroit schools.

    Episode 3: The Hospital
    May 14, 2020

    Episode 3: The Hospital

    The doctors and nurses at Greenwood Leflore Hospital braced for the pandemic, sectioning off their ICU and preparing for an influx of patients. Then the virus struck one of their own.

    Episode 2: Parchman
    May 6, 2020

    Episode 2: Parchman

    How do you self-isolate when your home is a single room that you share with 107 men? That's what inmates at Mississippi's infamous Parchman prison have been wondering for six weeks. They've watched the number of coronavirus cases tick up in the counties around them, and with it, their fear.

    How the EPA has left Americans exposed to lead in drinking water
    May 4, 2020

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

    by Lauren Rosenthal and Will Craft

    Millions of people still get water through lead pipes. For decades, lax EPA rules missed hazardous lead levels and allowed some utilities to remain indifferent. Today the Trump administration is rushing to finalize a plan that might make things worse.

    Episode 1: Greenville
    April 30, 2020

    Episode 1: Greenville

    In early April, a storm hit Greenville, Mississippi. It started when two pastors and the mayor clashed over how to do church during a pandemic. Then Fox News got involved. This is the first episode of a six-part special report on coronavirus in the Mississippi Delta.

    • Investigations
    • Documentaries
    • Podcasts
    • About
    • Donate
    • © 2020 Minnesota Public Radio. All Rights Reserved.
    •  
    • Terms and Conditions
    •  
    • Privacy Policy