Investigate Midwest staff
Cyclospora headlines will fade. The questions won’t.
In the final days of our summer campaign, we need your help.
Summer slows down. Our reporting can’t.
We’re less than halfway to our $7,000 goal — and the rest of 2026 is taking shape now.
Iowa’s true livestock footprint sized up
Researchers have identified thousands more CAFOs than appear in the state’s database.
Pushing through the spin
How and why we dig deep into what Big Ag feeds us
Oklahoma can’t track how much water data centers use
A loophole in state law has rural communities worried.
Three weeks left to close a $4,530 gap
Local newspapers rely on our reporting because few can afford investigations of this scale.
Trump ordered USDA to root out government support for trans people.
Here’s what they found.
Many Americans know something is wrong. Here's the challenge.
Helping readers understand complex issues is just as important as uncovering them.
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How we fund our investigative reporting
Who benefits from $500 million in tax breaks?
Analysis looks at 2 decades of subsidies across 38 states
The statistic that sparked an award-winning investigation
40+ interviews, months of reporting, and national recognition





