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Investigating Assisted Living Homes

Should anyone be held accountable for Sheila Nelson's death?

Sheila Nelson lived with painful rheumatoid arthritis. It eventually overtook every joint of her body, limiting her every movement, and requiring consistent, high level care. In this investigative piece, The Reporters Inc. details reports of severe neglect and abuse at the assisted living facility where Sheila lived and died.

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Mark Saxenmeyer
November 3, 2023
Reporters Inc. Continues Investigation of U.S. Census CrimeInvestigativeUnited StatesWhistleblowersWisconsin

Reporters Inc. Continues Investigation of U.S. Census

U.S. Census Bureau denies whistleblower's claims of fraud in 88-page document

A year after The Reporters Inc. began investigating claims by three whistleblowers that the validity of the 2020 U.S. Census may have been compromised by “systematic cheating,” the Census has responded with 88 pages of documents refuting the allegations.

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Mark Saxenmeyer
September 8, 2022
Reclaiming Lives, Round Two CrimeInvestigativeWrongful Convictions

Reclaiming Lives, Round Two

Justice advocate brings new hope to Wisconsin men convicted of murder

When Joan Treppa learned about “an egregious miscarriage of justice” a few years ago, the case so enthralled her that she just had to get involved. She detailed her quest to reveal the truth about six men she firmly believes are innocent in her 2017 book: Reclaiming Lives: Pursuing Justice for Six Innocent Men—and she’s now revised and updated it in a just-released second edition. The Reporters Inc. offers an exclusive Q&A.

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December 5, 2021
The Girl in the Picture FamilyInvestigativeMilitaryWar

The Girl in the Picture

Seven decades later, mysterious Czechoslovakian girl identified

Growing up, Jerry Huffman was always intrigued by a photo of his father, Paul, with an unknown, young woman that was taken after World War II ended. Despite searching for years, Huffman eventually concluded he would never discover the woman's true identity. But then, after he wrote an article explaining his curiosity about the photo, the mystery was finally solved.

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Jerry Huffman
May 25, 2018
A Medical Myth? HealthHousingInvestigative

A Medical Myth?

Investigating toxic home poisonings

Most of us give little thought to the potential health dangers that can lurk deep inside our homes. In late May, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed two new rules to limit one of the most prevalent and proven carcinogenic compounds in wood products. What negative health effects can formaldehyde in our home furnishings actually cause? Vicki Kunkel investigates.

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Vicki Kunkel
June 6, 2013
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