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[/] Illuminating Journalism from American Public Media Investigations Documentaries Podcasts About Donate Final investigation reveals 'fight club,' lack of oversight among problems at Mesabi Protecting the legacy of HBCUs In the Dark It took nearly 27 years to solve a notorious child abduction. Why? Season 2 We're getting started now on the next season of In the Dark and could use your help. Learn more ... Featured Documentaries APM Reports has produced more than 130 audio documentaries on topics such as health, history, education and justice. Say it Plain, Say it Loud A century of great African-American speeches Remembering Jim Crow African-Americans tell about life in the segregated South State of Siege Mississippi whites and the civil rights movement Thurgood Marshall Before the court King's Last March How MLK was viewed in his last year of life An Imperfect Revolution Voices from the desegregation era Be informed: Get notified when APM Reports publishes new stories. Your email address Subscribe The Educate Podcast Improving the odds for young black men March 7 Protecting the legacy of HBCUs March 2 Reforming School Discipline February 17 The great equalizer February 9 Recent Stories Final investigation reveals 'fight club,' lack of oversight among problems at Mesabi by Tom Scheck Findings released after investigation into charges of maltreatment, safety violations, poor supervision and training. Governor wants oversight system changed. The center closed June 30 after an investigation by APM Reports. Bill targets Minnesota political appointee severance by Tom Scheck A Minnesota House committee moved to reduce severance payouts to political appointees after Gov. Mark Dayton gave $80,000 to three appointees. Ryan Larson files federal lawsuit against Stearns County sheriff, attorney and others by Madeleine Baran Update from Episode 8: The man falsely suspected of killing a police officer claims his constitutional rights were violated. EPA reverses course, highlights fracking contamination of drinking water by Tom Scheck and Scott Tong The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a final report on the connection between hydraulic fracturing and contamination in drinking water. After stressing in June 2015 that there was no "widespread, systematic impact" on water, the agency now is emphasizing that fracking can affect drinking water under some circumstances. Update: A Sentencing, A Demand, No Closure The sentencing of Danny Heinrich on Nov. 21, 2016, brought to a close the 27-year investigation into the abduction and murder of Jacob Wetterling. But it didn't end the story. EPA's late changes to fracking study downplayed risk of polluted drinking water by Tom Scheck and Scott Tong Early versions highlighted contaminated drinking water and vulnerabilities from fracking. The final version turned out differently: Fracking had not "led to widespread, systemic impacts." Oil and gas cheered the findings. Sex-offender registries: How the Wetterling abduction changed the country by Madeleine Baran and Jennifer Vogel The number of people on the nation's sex-offender registries has exploded to hundreds of thousands. But researchers question the registries' effectiveness, note their inconsistencies and suggest they might be doing more harm than good. Even Patty Wetterling has changed her views. What did Dan Rassier say when he called 911 the night of the abduction? We don't know APM Reports tried to get a transcript of Dan Rassier's 911 call. First the Sheriff's Office said no; then it said it didn't have it. In a trap: What it means to be a 'person of interest' by Madeleine Baran and Jennifer Vogel The police twice used the label "person of interest" in the Wetterling case. It's an imprecise term that stops short of calling someone a suspect but can leave a person in a long-term limbo. The questionable science of tire track and shoe print analysis by Madeleine Baran and Jennifer Vogel They can rule out a suspect, but shoe prints and tire tracks in the dirt lack solid standards for use as forensic evidence. Not photographs: The misunderstood police composite sketch by Madeleine Baran and Jennifer Vogel Early on, investigators circulated a number of police sketches, hoping they would generate better leads in Jacob Wetterling's abduction. But sketches can be tricky and lead potential witnesses down the wrong path. Does hypnosis help solve crimes? by Madeleine Baran and Jennifer Vogel Wetterling investigators used hypnosis to prod memories, but some experts fear the process can cause people to remember things that didn't happen. So while it may help investigations, courts have been wary to accept it as evidence. Investigations Documentaries Podcasts About Donate © 2017 Minnesota Public Radio. All Rights Reserved. Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy