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How you can avoid a gift card draining scam that is on the rise 206k6q
Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM CDT
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By Caroline Hicks and InvestigateTV Staff
A gift card expert and consumer advocate said scammers can steal money quickly and without the cardholder’s knowledge.
Laws in some states prevent pregnant women from obtaining a divorce 32x5r
Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM CDT
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By Sharon Chen and InvestigateTV Staff
The idea behind the law was to hold men financially able for the children they fathered. However, there are negative consequences to the law as well.
Evelyn’s Blessings: Young girl’s non-profit offers new companionship to patients in long-term care 13x54
Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM CDT
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By Marresa Burke and InvestigateTV Staff
Since live pets are not welcome in some nursing facilities, this 9-year-old girl came up with a new idea to provide long-term care patients daily companionship.
How fraud involving deeds, probate court is impacting families across the country 52525j
Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM CDT
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By Ciara Cummings and InvestigateTV Staff
Someone claiming to be a dead man's son got access to all of his estate without even the slightest hint of identification.
Mother shares her journey of breastfeeding so others know help is available 5c707
Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM CDT
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By Kari Beal and InvestigateTV Staff
A South Carolina woman said her birth experience was better than expected, but she almost gave up on breastfeeding until she found the right help.
Louisiana’s top coastal official wants to ‘rock the coast’ from Mississippi to Texas 4pl2
Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM CDT
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By John Snell and InvestigateTV Staff
The Chairman of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is pushing for the use of segmented breakwater rocks to help fight land loss.
Why some children are sent out of state to receive care for behavioral health needs 6p491r
Updated: May 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM CDT
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By Ciara Cummings and InvestigateTV Staff
Child welfare advocates say residential facilities make more money accepting out-of-state patients, leaving less room for in-state children.
Arizona man finds hundreds of tracks predating dinosaurs on his property 5q5z3v
Updated: May 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM CDT
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By Mason Carroll and InvestigateTV Staff
One day when walking his property, this man noticed something he never expected to see.
U.S. Marshal impersonator scam nearly costs Ohio woman $12,000 3e1c4t
Updated: May 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM CDT
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By Jen Picciano and InvestigateTV Staff
InvestigateTV+ takes you inside the scam and shows you how the victim was able to get her money back.
Oregon deputy warns others after being target of jury duty scam 715d2h
Updated: May 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM CDT
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By Ezra Kaplan and InvestigateTV Staff
Many law enforcement agencies are warning about a missed jury duty scam, with callers identifying themselves as officers and threatening victims with jail time.
Lawmakers push for guaranteed Paid Time Off for all full-time workers 6k173d
Updated: May 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM CDT
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By Susan Campbell and InvestigateTV Staff
Some congressional lawmakers want to a bill to guarantee at least 10 vacation days for all full-time workers.
Sober drivers arrested for DUI often have one thing in common: Medical problems 4t1r6t
Updated: May 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM CDT
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By Jeremy Finley and InvestigateTV Staff
Our investigators examine sober DUI arrests involving medical conditions and look at the training legal experts say some of law enforcement lack.
InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Abuse and neglect of people with disabilities sometimes kept secret 2r1u1s
Updated: May 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM CDT
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By InvestigateTV Staff
Group homes are meant to provide a safe and trusted environment for individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities
How End-of-Life Doulas help families prepare now so they can later grieve in peace 643p1f
Updated: May 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM CDT
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By Tisha Powell and InvestigateTV Staff
A rapidly growing profession is working to make the discussion and reality of death a bit easier. They're called end-of-life doulas or death doulas.
Just Like You: Young girl, mother write children’s book to help others understand Sickle Cell Anemia b4134
Updated: May 22, 2025 at 6:49 AM CDT
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By Natisha Lance and InvestigateTV Staff
Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about Sickle Cell Anemia.
Exploring solutions to alleviate the strain on family caregivers 296049
Updated: May 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM CDT
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By Peter Zampa and InvestigateTV Staff
There are nearly 48 million family caregivers in the United States, and 61% are working full-time while juggling caregiving responsibilities.
Fire and Failure: how a chain reaction of mistakes resulted in 2 deaths at construction site 4236a
Updated: May 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM CDT
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By David Hodges and InvestigateTV Staff
In May 2023, a massive construction fire killed two workers in North Carolina and our investigation found safety failures at the site left them trapped inside.
‘I thought they were safe’: Woman claims engagement ring stolen from checked luggage 2d1h4y
Updated: May 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM CDT
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By Zac Summers and InvestigateTV Staff
Items in your suitcase don't always make it to their final destination. This woman says she learned that lesson the hard way.
Parents are finding new ways to cope with increasing stress, isolation 6u6u71
Updated: May 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM CDT
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By Nora Hart and InvestigateTV Staff
While parenting can be stressful, the U.S. Surgeon General says the pressure parents are under now should be addressed as an urgent public health issue.
Mortgage trigger leads: What they are and how you can opt out of them 5a3w32
Updated: May 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM CDT
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By Caroline Hicks and InvestigateTV Staff
Borrowers are increasingly getting dozens, or sometimes hundreds of unsolicited phone calls as soon as their credit is pulled.
‘It just keeps happening’: Firefighters sound alarm bells on rising cancer rates 2p575
Updated: May 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM CDT
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By Avery Martinez and InvestigateTV Staff
“Cancer is a leading health risk facing firefighters, largely due to the chemicals and carcinogens they are exposed to while on the job."
‘A smile a day is priceless’: Virginia crossing guard’s style brings joy to students 1s4h1e
Updated: May 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM CDT
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By Ashley Hendricks and InvestigateTV Staff
Whether dropping off or picking up, Ms. Marie Pinkham will always be there with a wave and a warm smile.
How shopping around could help lower your home insurance rate 706x2h
Updated: May 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM CDT
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By Rebecca Taylor and InvestigateTV Staff
Price increases are hitting policyholders throughout the country, not just in traditionally disaster-prone states. Find out how this man saved on his coverage.
Wisconsin boy uses wheelchair to become a big help around his school x4j1
Updated: May 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM CDT
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By Jeff Alexander and InvestigateTV Staff
Knowing first-grader Nolan Ferguson was fascinated with snowplows, the principal and custodian had an idea they knew they had to bring to life.
InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Counterfeit auto parts could put your family at risk 5l2l
Updated: May 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM CDT
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By InvestigateTV Staff
Counterfeit auto parts are crossing into this country and ending up in our vehicles. This could be putting your family at risk.
More retailers struggle with a surge in shoplifting 733x12
Updated: May 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM CDT
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By Ezra Kaplan and InvestigateTV Staff
In the past year, major retailers like Target and REI shut down stores in Portland, citing unsustainable crime levels.
Angels in the Alley: Three men were in the right place, at the right time 20597
Updated: May 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM CDT
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By Ann Emmerich and InvestigateTV Staff
On one fateful night, the sounds of bowling balls hitting pins suddenly stopped when Dennis Kelley collapsed.
Alternative to blood thinners providing AFib patients the same protection from stroke 4y5x66
Updated: May 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM CDT
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By Jen Picciano and InvestigateTV Staff
The Watchman device is providing protection from blood clots and strokes for those patients at risk because of their AFib.
‘Paid for what you do, but you pay for what you do’: A jockey’s road back after crushing spill 5f5x70
Updated: May 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM CDT
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By John Boel and InvestigateTV Staff
A spill while riding his father's horse left jockey Keith Asmussen with a fractured femur, three broken ribs, and a torn lung.
‘Louis at his finest’: Boy Scout helps save father, brother after terrifying fall off cliff 5bp4p
Updated: May 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM CDT
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By Caroline Hecker and InvestigateTV Staff
A St. Louis County Boy Scout is being applauded for his quick thinking after a family camping trip nearly proved deadly.
Should you your resume on free job sites? 2f1871
Updated: May 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM CDT
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By Harry Samler and InvestigateTV Staff
This job applicant says she received many responses from recruiters with weird names after ing her resume to a free job site, but none of them were real.
‘It’s been 11 years’: Cat lost in Wisconsin reunited with owner hundreds of miles away 3j5z18
Updated: May 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM CDT
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By Joshua Skinner and InvestigateTV Staff
Rutherford the cat first disappeared from his home in Wisconsin in 2013. Years later, he was found over 800 miles from home in Georgia. Now, he is going home.
Updated: May 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM CDT
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By Ezra Kaplan and InvestigateTV Staff
“There’s a lack of understanding about what the 911 system is actually for.” A new program is working to change the way emergency services respond to calls.
InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Innocent people confessing to crimes they didn’t commit 4w1if
Updated: May 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM CDT
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By InvestigateTV Staff
One of the most well-known examples of a false confession comes from Amanda Knox. Now exonerated, Amanda is advocating for a new law in her home state.
Researchers conduct breakthrough research on childhood Alzheimer’s 69101e
Updated: May 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM CDT
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By Kari Beal and InvestigateTV Staff
Clemson University researchers believe they’re on the verge of a breakthrough treatment for Sanfilippo Syndrome, which is also known as childhood Alzheimer’s.
InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Aviation safety reforms remain stuck on the runway 443n3n
Updated: May 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM CDT
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By InvestigateTV Staff
Lives lost, lessons learned—but safety reforms remain stuck on the runway.
Elementary students bring hope with a pop of color to kennels at animal shelter pzs
Updated: Apr. 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM CDT
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By Caroline Hecker and InvestigateTV Staff
“I like art because it’s a fun way to get your feelings out and be creative, and we’re doing this project so that dogs can get adopted.”
Bitcoin ATM fraud hits Arizona hard: Millions lost in new scheme 2ww73
Updated: Apr. 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM CDT
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By Amy Cutler and InvestigateTV Staff
Arizona officials warn of rising Bitcoin ATM scams costing residents millions. Here’s how to avoid becoming a victim.
‘They’re Not the Cops’: Good Samaritan saves couple from being scammed out of thousands l2518
Updated: Apr. 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM CDT
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By Mike McKnight and InvestigateTV Staff
A 75-year-old man and his wife were just the push of a button away from losing nearly $10,000 to scammers. That was until a Good Samaritan saved the day.
University launches new program to help students suffering from loneliness 3i4b31
Updated: Apr. 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM CDT
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By Jason Barry and InvestigateTV Staff
Arizona State University has started a unique program to help students feel less isolated called the “Friendship Bench."
An alternative to the traditional EpiPen is now available for those in need 6h1x2x
Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM CDT
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By InvestigateTV Staff
For the first time in more than a hundred years, there’s now an FDA-approved alternative to the EpiPen.
911 dispatcher helps a mother deliver her baby over the phone 6i2l3f
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM CDT
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By Caroline Hecker and InvestigateTV Staff
Ashley Purcell was only a few weeks into her dispatcher training program when she received an early morning phone call in September 2024.
Keeping Students Safe: How police, prosecutors tackled high number of school threats in 2024 22i46
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM CDT
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By Morgan Loew and InvestigateTV Staff
“After the Georgia shooting (in September 2024), there has been an increase like we haven’t seen in a while,” said Phoenix Police Detective CJ Wren.
Young boy who can’t blink undergoes life-changing eyelid surgery 6y2mb
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM CDT
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By Victoria Saha and InvestigateTV Staff
Rare skin conditions made it impossible for this 7-year-old to close his eyes. See how he inspires others to appreciate the small things in life.
‘God Bless Them’: How scammers posed as this church’s pastor to target the congregation 3d174v
Updated: Apr. 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM CDT
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By Cassidy Williams and InvestigateTV Staff
“Targeting a church...I don’t think it gets lower than that. I really don’t. God bless them.”
‘Turning trauma into treats’: Baking serves as mental health therapy for this teen 5s1e6i
Updated: Apr. 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM CDT
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By David Andrews and InvestigateTV Staff
While on the road to recovery from a mental health crisis, this 13-year-old girl found that her favorite distraction was in an unexpected place.
‘Game changer’: This new 911 technology could improve response time to emergencies 676o4a
Updated: Apr. 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM CDT
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By Holly Thompson and InvestigateTV Staff
“Now we can identify where exactly they’re located, what’s going on visually. They can show us through their phone camera what’s going on around them.”
Why some cities face funding challenges when trying to open drug detox facilities 2rd4y
Updated: Apr. 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM CDT
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By Ezra Kaplan and InvestigateTV Staff
Efforts to battle drug addiction in some cities have hit roadblocks as governmental red tape can slow the creation of much-needed resources.
Shortages of Prescription Drugs: Investigating the causes of shortfalls and possible solutions hk42
Updated: Apr. 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM CDT
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By David Amelotti, Kristin Crowley, Jason Crow and InvestigateTV Staff
Thousands of patients are forced to ration or go without prescriptions they need due to a limited supply. Our investigators go in-depth as to why this happens.
High-speed pursuits: ‘Some agencies do training later, some probably don’t’ 3h6a1e
Updated: Apr. 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM CDT
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By Cynthia Beasley and InvestigateTV Staff
When a state has no law defining when officers can initiate a pursuit, methods and policies can vary from agency to agency.