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MikeMcGraw

Special Projects Reporter - Flatland

Mike McGraw is the Hale Center for Journalism's special projects reporter, working on in-depth stories about various topics, including government accountability. He also works with NPR and KCUR's Harvest Public Media component on stories about Midwestern agriculture and agribusiness. He comes to KCPT after a 30-year career on The Kansas City Star's investigations team, where he and a colleague won a Pulitzer Prize for a series about the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He has covered issues as diverse as the business of college sports, art forgery, the beef industry, workplace safety and wrongful convictions.

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Stories by Mike McGraw

Cover Story

Giving Away the (Wind) Farm

Rush to Attract Wind Turbine Investors Leaves Rural School Districts in Kansas Shortchanged

by Multiple Reporters

December 4, 2017

Cover Story

Federal Prosecutors in KCK Under Fire For Power Plays in Pursuit of Justice

by Multiple Reporters

November 6, 2017

Veterans

Kansas City’s Vietnam Era

Ken Burns says it was ‘most fortuitous’ he found KC-area vet for ‘The Vietnam War’

by Multiple Reporters

September 18, 2017

Cover Story

A Ledger of Names, Mine Among Them, Tell Our Vietnam Stories

A Reporter Receives Selective Service Paperwork for Himself and 29 Others from Independence

by Mike McGraw

September 4, 2017

Cover Story

The Great American Immigration Debate — Minus A Century

With An Added Personal Twist

by Mike McGraw

July 10, 2017

News & Issues

Son of Fallen KC Firefighter Speaks Publicly About Doubts Over Trial

In an exclusive interview, James M. and Tracy Kilventon Continue to Search for Justice After the 1988 Arson Blast

by Mike McGraw

April 25, 2017

Public Works?

No Public Inspections for Our Rail Bridges

by Mike McGraw

April 24, 2017

Arts & Culture

Suspended In Time

A Box of KC Mafia Documents Makes Its Way To Special Collections

by Multiple Reporters

April 3, 2017

Funding for Flatland
Provided By

Jo Anna Dale

Herbert & Bonnie Buchbinder

Public Works?

The State of Our Metro Bridges? May Not Want to Shut Your Eyes

The Number of ‘Structurally Deficient’ Bridges in Missouri, Kansas Come With High Cost of Repair

by Multiple Reporters

March 27, 2017

Commentary

Coming to the Tipping Point

A Reporter Recounts How Bryan Sheppard's Release from Prison Took a Village plus 20 years

by Mike McGraw

March 15, 2017

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