Midwest Week
Formerly Fridays at 6:20 PM
This segment produced by Herb Trix ended in 2022. It had been broadcast on Fridays at 6:20 PM, during All Things Considered. It reviewed major stories with reporters who covered them.
Latest Episodes
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On Midwest Week, a rocky start to the new school in Iowa thanks to COVID-19.Herb Trix's guest is Grant Gerlock, reporter for Iowa Public Radio based in…
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On Midwest Week, was the first NFL game really played in the Quad Cities ?Herb Trix's guest is Don Doxsie, sports reporter for the Quad City Times and…
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On Midwest Week, local police face a lawsuit over their encounter with a young African-American man last year. Herb Trix's guest is Barb Ickes, reporter…
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CommunityOn Midwest Week, as bad as the derecho was in the Quad Cities, the impact was many times worse in Cedar Rapids, where hundreds of people are still trying…
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On Midwest Week, what do movie reviewers do when the theaters are closed during a pandemic ?Herb Trix's guest is Linda Cook, movie critic and reporter for…
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GovernmentOn Midwest Week, federal investigators inch closer to the powerful Speaker of the Illinois House and chair of the Illinois Democratic Party, Mike…
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CommunityOn Midwest Week, one of the many ways the pandemic has changed our lives is funerals and how we honor the dead.Herb Trix's guest is John Marx, columnist…
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On Midwest Week, the impact of the pandemic on Western Illinois University and the search for a new president. Herb Trix's guest is Rich Egger, news…
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On Midwest Week, after working on it for more than 40 years, a Davenport woman has published her first book - a history of one of this area's most…
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GovernmentOn Midwest Week, in a session shortened by the pandemic, the Iowa legislature finally finished work on a new budget, and approved police reforms.Herb…