Midwest Week
Formerly Fridays at 6:20 PM
Ended in 2022, this segment was a weekly review of the major stories with the reporters who covered them, hosted by Herb Trix.
Latest Episodes
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On Midwest Week, a long investigation by NPR and the Marshall Project details abuse of inmates, and seven deaths, at the federal prison in Thomson, Illinois.
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On Midwest Week, the debate over public funds for private schools delays adjournment for the Iowa Legislature.
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On Midwest Week, how volunteers have saved a historic landmark in the Quad Cities.
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On Midwest Week, after adjusting for the pandemic, the Midwest League is back.
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On Midwest Week, Davenport tries a program called Group Violence Intervention to reduce gun violence in the city.
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On Midwest Week, after the abrupt end to one season just before it ended because of the pandemic, and then missing all of last season, the Quad City Storm returned and just completed one of their best seasons.
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On Midwest Week, the Illinois General Assembly rushes to adjourn so members have time to campaign for re-election.
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On Midwest Week, Viking River Cruises is putting the finishing touches on its first ship that will cruise the Mississippi River.
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On Midwest Week, decades after it first opened, and after several ownership and name changes, a college campus in Clinton is now vacant.