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Most st. louis shootings take place in forgotten neighborhoods. Meet the people trying to change that.

"It ain't going to get straightened out just by me."

 The Trace | May 15, 2017 | Vox | April 27, 2017

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missouri under the gun

The state is at the forefront of a national move to make it easier to buy, carry, conceal and shoot guns.

Is Missouri protecting its citizens or killing them?

Vox | April 27, 2017

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RETIRED DOCTOR HOLDS ONTO DWINDLING AFRICAN AMERICAN FARMING TRADITION

Black farmers operate less than 1% of all of Missouri’s farms, and the number of Blacks in agriculture nationwide has generally been on the decline since the 1920s. At 70 years old, Dr. Thomas Cooper is one of only 324 Black farmers in Missouri. 

KBIA | August 14, 2017

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fERAL HOGS CAN DAMAGE MISSOURI AGRICULTURE - AND THEY'RE NOT EASY TO CATCH

Ten hogs can destroy 20 to 30 acres overnight. What does that mean for farmers and rural landowners, and what's the state doing to help?

KBIA | June 16, 2017

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REGULATION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

A state-by-state breakdown

Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | June 22, 2017

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Starting a new life 6,500 miles from home

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, Ahmad Alkadah and his family are making a new life in Columbia. Ahmad hopes to use his culinary skills to open a food truck; his mother wants to visit the Statue of Liberty.

 Columbia Missourian | September 28, 2016

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A WORKFORCE AT RISK

An interview with Sara Mojtehedzadeh of the Toronto Star

 IRE RADIO PODCAST| CBC Radio | November 28, 2017

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