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Covers:  Crime, courts, police, criminal justice, corruption, wrongdoing
South Carolina reporter for @CourthouseNews. Former editor @postandcourier. Chicagoland native and @mizzou grad.

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I'm currently a graduate student at the Missouri School of Journalism and a research assistant for IRE. I covered the criminal justice system for six years, most recently for The Times of Northwest Indiana. I'm a Chicagoland native and graduate of UW-Milwaukee.

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Living in a van: Nomads find adventure in 'workamping'

Living in a van: Nomads find adventure in 'workamping'

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Flood control measures push endangered species to the brink

Flood control measures push endangered species to the brink

For decades, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has grappled with how to save the endangered pallid sturgeon, w…

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A battered levee system might not offer a long-term flood solution

A battered levee system might not offer a long-term flood solution

CHAMOIS - In early June, floodwaters from the Missouri River were lapping at the foundation of the Champion A…

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Floodwaters claim north Jefferson City as tornado cleanup continues

Floodwaters claim north Jefferson City as tornado cleanup continues

JEFFERSON CITY - As crews worked Friday night to restore downed utility poles amidst the ruin caused by Wedne…

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Court records: Informant told Feds Gary drug leader got tips from Gary city councilwoman, her pol...

Court records: Informant told Feds Gary drug leader got tips from Gary city councilwoman, her pol...

An informant sat down with federal investigators in September 2017 to help them untangle a drug trafficking e…

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'Evil, psychotic' serial killer Darren Vann sentenced to life without parole in murder of 7 women

'Evil, psychotic' serial killer Darren Vann sentenced to life without parole in murder of 7 women

CROWN POINT - Darren D. Vann was sentenced Friday to life without parole for the murder of seven women, bring…

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Trump endorsement looms over Republican race for South Carolina governor

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By Steve Garrison 
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (CN) — A number of high-profile Republicans candidates have for months jostled for attention in an unusually crowded primary race to become the nominee for South Carolina governor. Absent amid the chatter of campaign ads and canned speeches has been the one voice most likely to influence the race — Donald Trump’s.
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South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s redistricting plans amid GOP dissent

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By Steve Garrison 
| Courthouse News Service
Several GOP state senators in South Carolina resisted pressure from President Donald Trump and national Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the midterm elections. The South Carolina State House. (Wikipedia image via Courthouse News) CHARLESTON, S.C. (CN) — The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday rejected plans to draw a new congressional map in a blow to President Donald Trump’s redistricting plans for the state.
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Alex Murdaugh sues South Carolina clerk accused of jury tampering

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By Steve Garrison 
| Courthouse News Service
CHARLESTON, S.C. (CN) — Alex Murdaugh filed a lawsuit Monday against the former court clerk accused of tampering with the jury that convicted him in the murders of his wife and son in 2023. Murdaugh claims in the complaint that former Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill “secretly and deliberately inserted herself into the jury’s deliberative process” in order to secure his conviction and boost sales of a book she later wrote about the high-profile trial.
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Spider Jerusalem

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Email

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Tableau Public, Microsoft Excel, JS StoryMaps, Presto, CartoDB, Graphiq, Bitly

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