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Claudia Levens

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Chicago, Columbia, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, MSN, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, Golfweek, USA Today, Yahoo News, Aol, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo and
Covers:  Housing, Prisons, Politics, Public Health
@journalsentinel Formerly: @MoBusinessAlert @NewsGuardRating @CoMissourian @NewsTribune @mujschool @streetsensedc @NSuburbanLegal CLevens@gannett.com

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Claudia Levens’s Biography

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I am an ambitious reporter and recent graduate of the University of Missouri journalism school with degrees in journalism and history. Wielding data, visualization, records requests and meaningful human inquiry, I tell stories that deconstruct systemic issues and explore solutions. In large cities and smaller localities, I’ve balanced the fast-paced clockwork of daily news and the slow burn of long-term, award-winning enterprise stories on city government, public health, housing and prisons.

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Claudia Levens’s Journalist Portfolio

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'No excuse for not protecting people': Missouri's lax radon regulations

'No excuse for not protecting people': Missouri's lax radon regulations

On the day that would have been Gloria Linnertz and her husband's 32nd anniversary, Illinois passed its first…

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Lack of testing masks radon cancer threat in Missouri

Lack of testing masks radon cancer threat in Missouri

Over the two decades Don Fredal spent working first as a home builder and then as an inspector in Kansas City…

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Corrections staffing shortages persist

Corrections staffing shortages persist

The Missouri Department of Corrections' years-long struggle with understaffing has left incarcerated populati…

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Missouri courts await marijuana expungement guidance

Missouri courts await marijuana expungement guidance

Baked into the 39-page text of the recently passed amendment legalizing recreational marijuana in Missouri is…

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Missouri’s expungement gap leaves people with criminal records

Missouri’s expungement gap leaves people with criminal records

Missouri's burdensome process for seeking an expungement has rendered record sealing inaccessible for many wh…

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Overdoses in Missouri prisons continue despite electronic mail policy

Overdoses in Missouri prisons continue despite electronic mail policy

Four months ago, the Missouri Department of Corrections banned all physical mail to inmates in an effort to s…

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Thiensville's former The Cheel building sold; new restaurant planned Original

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By Claudia Levens Verified
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Verified
Sept. 5, 2026, 1:22 p.m. CT Nearly two years after The Cheel restaurant closed in Thiensville, the building has been sold to the owners of two popular Milwaukee restaurants who plan to open a new restaurant at the property. On Sept. 3, Oak Creek-based Tri City National Bank sold the prominent Main Street building to 105 Main LLC for $1.55 million, according to a Wisconsin Department of Revenue deed.
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Milwaukee court reverses Shorewood Lake Michigan beach access ruling

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By Caitlin Looby Verified, Claudia Levens Verified
| MSN Verified
A Milwaukee County circuit judge has reversed a lower-court decision in a closely watched Lake Michigan shoreline access case, a ruling that could influence how Wisconsin courts interpret the public's right to walk along the Great Lakes shoreline. On Sept.
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Milwaukee court reverses Shorewood Lake Michigan beach access ruling Original

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By Caitlin Looby Verified, Claudia Levens Verified
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Verified
Sept. 3, 2026, 6:17 p.m. CT A Milwaukee County circuit judge has reversed a lower-court decision in a closely watched Lake Michigan shoreline access case, a ruling that could influence how Wisconsin courts interpret the public’s right to walk along the Great Lakes coast. On Sept.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Housing development reporter for Street Sense Media

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Neal Sampat from The Newsroom.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

R, SQL, Adobe Illustrator,

Awards

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Best News or Feature Obituary - Missouri Press Association 2022 Better Newspaper Contest

2022
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Best News or Feature Series - Missouri Press Association 2022 Better Newspaper Contest 2022

2022

Contributed multiple stories on housing and homelessness for this series

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Outstanding Coverage of the Year award finalist - LION Local Journalism Awards 2022

2022

Contributed reporting to the Show Me Shelter series, a finalist for Outstanding Coverage of the Year award

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SPJ DC award finalist for housing series

2021
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