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Firefighters working at a house fire

The billion-dollar problem in firehouses: Potentially toxic gear, tight budgets and a fight over who pays to replace it

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Joce Sterman, Daniela Molina and Scotty Smith
We found hundreds of thousands of firefighters nationwide are still wearing gear that contains PFAS. Many want to get rid of it, but replacing it could cost billions — and leave taxpayers on the hook.

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InvestigateTV+: A solution to blood shortages?

InvestigateTV+: A solution to blood shortages?

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Michael Buckner
A Kansas City doctor is testing a new way to fight severe blood loss with ingredients that sound more like your grocery list.

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Inmates in the study program

Rhodes College professors bringing elite education to inmates

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Kym Clark and InvestigateTV Staff
In a new program at Rhodes College, professors and students are bringing top-tier education to Tennessee inmates, giving them a chance to further their studies behind prison walls.

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The Snyder brothers have worked at the Charlotte airport since the 1980s and work together all...

These brothers have been helping planes depart for four decades

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Greg Simpson and InvestigateTV Staff
The Snyder brothers have worked at the Charlotte airport since the 1980s and work together all day as crew chiefs.

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Volunteers at Boxes of Basics identify children with clothing insecurity and select items to...

Nonprofit packs custom clothing boxes for children in need

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Debra Alfarone and InvestigateTV Staff
Volunteers at Boxes of Basics identify children with clothing insecurity and select items to fit their interests and needs.

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InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Plane crashes near airports

InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Plane crashes near airports

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM CDT
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By Brandon Wissbaum
For millions living in the shadow of an airport, the danger isn’t hypothetical. For one mother, it cost her everything.

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Older adults who stop driving face transportation gaps, experts say

Older adults who stop driving face transportation gaps, experts say

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 12:08 PM CDT
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By Kristin Crowley and Stacy Wimmer
As people age and their health changes, families can face the question of when a loved one should stop driving.

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Old Station 31 Spirits

This family runs a distillery in an old fire station

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 9:29 AM CDT
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By Emerson Lehmann and InvestigateTV Staff
The tasting room and museum feature artifacts and memorabilia honoring local departments and those who gave their lives.

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Students learn the power of giving through painting pet portraits

Students learn the power of giving through painting pet portraits

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 9:26 AM CDT
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By Emerson Lehmann and InvestigateTV Staff
Seventh graders in a new leadership class teamed up with Go Fetch, a local pet supply store

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Dr. Simpkins is hopeful his substance could help end blood shortages.

Better than blood? Researcher says new discovery could help save lives

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 9:23 AM CDT
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By Kristin Crowley
A researcher is hopeful a substance he calls "better than blood" could put an end to blood shortages.

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InvestigateTV+: Prison program helping veterans

InvestigateTV+: Prison program helping veterans

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 7:14 AM CDT
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By Michael Buckner
InvestigateTV+ takes you inside a peer-led prison program helping incarcerated veterans rebuild purpose through discipline and mentorship and talk to the supporters who say it’s breaking the cycle.

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Hairstylist Kimberly Cheatham doing hair.

Bringing cancer screening conversations to the salon chair

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 7:11 AM CDT
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By Kari Beal and InvestigateTV Staff
By bringing the cancer screening conversation to the salon, the hope is to educate more women.

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Three-legged cat and dog duo are besties

The three-legged cat and dog duo that are best friends

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM CDT
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By Debra Alfarone and InvestigateTV Staff
Blueberry and Meadow go everywhere together, but it's how they met and what they share that makes their story so beautiful.

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The benefits of art therapy can help those with dementia

How art therapy helps patients connect with caregivers

Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 7:05 AM CDT
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By Heather Graf and InvestigateTV Staff
Doctors and caregivers use drawing and painting to help patients stay calm and engaged

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InvestigateTV+: Tracking the trackers

InvestigateTV+: Tracking the trackers

Updated: Oct. 29, 2026 at 7:05 AM CDT
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By Michael Buckner
InvestigateTV+ explores what can happen when the tool is misused and meet one man on a mission to track every police camera in the country.

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In a city rich with music history, the group Southern Tradition is keeping the legacy alive.

The barbershop quartet tradition is alive in New Orleans

Updated: Oct. 29, 2026 at 7:03 AM CDT
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By Rob Masson and InvestigateTV Staff
New Orleans groups keep a uniquely American art form alive in a city where music historians say it began.

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A doctor and man looking at a phone screen

Nearly 11 million people in the U.S. could be living with undiagnosed diabetes

Updated: Oct. 29, 2026 at 7:02 AM CDT
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By Darrell Greene and InvestigateTV Staff
North Carolina, which is in the "diabetes belt" region of the United States, currently has about 1 million people living with the disease.

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This veteran is using his service dog to regain independence

This veteran is using his service dog to regain independence

Updated: Oct. 29, 2026 at 7:01 AM CDT
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By Morgan Harris and InvestigateTV Staff
A St. Louis veteran is getting back to doing the things he enjoys thanks to the help of his new service dog, Teddy.

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InvestigateTV+: Bringing the hospital to neighborhoods

InvestigateTV+: Bringing the hospital to neighborhoods

Updated: Oct. 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM CDT
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By Michael Buckner
InvestigateTV+ explores a pilot program bringing the hospital to people’s homes, delivering more than preventative care while working to expand nationwide.

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Turkish family travels to America for daughter's hand surgery

She was born with eight fingers on one hand. Her family traveled to America for the surgery

Updated: Oct. 28, 2026 at 6:57 AM CDT
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By Morgan Harris and InvestigateTV Staff
A family traveled from Turkey to St. Louis for their daughter’s surgery to treat a rare condition affecting fewer than 100 people worldwide.

Weather Check

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Advocates say that more than 3,000 more families are needed to help foster children in Tennessee.

Officials working to expand foster care for children in America, here’s how

Updated: Oct. 28, 2026 at 6:56 AM CDT
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By Holly Thompson and InvestigateTV Staff
Millions of dollars in cash rewards are available to the state, territory, or tribal agency with the greatest improvement of its ratio of children to foster homes.

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We examined AI travel videos and compared them to real listings

We compared AI travel videos with real listings; here’s what we found

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM CDT
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By Anastassia Olmos
TikTok posts used AI-generated videos to promote real rentals and resorts — and some linked viewers to major booking sites. In several examples, the visuals or advertised prices did not match what we could verify independently.

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InvestigateTV+: Giving people their voice back

InvestigateTV+: Giving people their voice back

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 7:17 AM CDT
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By Michael Buckner
InvestigateTV+ explores a partnership using artificial intelligence to improve patients’ lives.

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How a disability payment error nearly cost this father his home

How a disability payment error nearly cost this father his home

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 7:14 AM CDT
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By Anastassia Olmos and InvestigateTV Staff
A disability payment system error got him kicked out of his loan program, nearly costing him his home in his wife's final days.

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Make an Impact: 85-year-old and 11-year-old team up to create greeting cards

An intergenerational duo teams up to make greeting cards

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 7:09 AM CDT
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By David Andrews and InvestigateTV Staff
An unlikely duo is spreading joy in Mid-Michigan through the power of art and intergenerational friendship.

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Physical therapist takes simple approach to end her chronic pain

Physical therapist takes simple approach to end her chronic pain

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 7:05 AM CDT
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By Tracy Kornet and InvestigateTV Staff
A Nashville physical therapist says repeating daily affirmations in addition to core-building exercises has relieved her chronic back pain, thanks to its calming effect on her nervous system.

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Dr. Janet Storella is a huge proponent of AI in her job.  She said that although the...

Detected: How artificial intelligence is changing breast cancer detection

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM CDT
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By Daniela Molina and Rachel DePompa
AI is now helping radiologists read mammograms, flag subtle changes, and catch cancers earlier. National Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa shows how it’s being used today, and why doctors say it must remain a tool, not a replacement.

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InvestigateTV+: Deceptive pricing tactics

InvestigateTV+: Deceptive pricing tactics

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 7:06 AM CDT
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By Michael Buckner
Many may not realize how some major retailers are taking advantage of shoppers through pricing tactics

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Gordon Thresher

At 81, the ‘Bike Man’ keeps rolling along

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 7:05 AM CDT
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By Joe Carroll and InvestigateTV Staff
Gordon Thresher spends winters in his basement restoring bikes to sell or give away.

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Lake Oswego clinic helps mothers recover with pelvic floor therapy

Understanding the importance of pelvic floor therapy for women

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 7:04 AM CDT
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By Nora Hart and InvestigateTV Staff
Mothers say strengthening often-overlooked muscles has helped their physical and mental health postpartum.
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