Luke Nozicka

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In four Midwestern states, immigrants routinely won habeas corpus cases in federal courts. But the legal landscape is changing.

A man who fled an uprising in the Middle East decades ago, and whose son serves in the U.S. Air Force, was taken into custody during a routine immigration appointment in Des Moines, Iowa.

When Taylor Kiesel arrived at Change Academy at Lake of the Ozarks, a youth residential treatment center in Missouri, another student cautioned her.

Fifteen people say they were physically assaulted by staff, and some sexually abused by other residents, at Change Academy at Lake of the Ozarks, a youth residential treatment center in Missouri that takes in children from across the country.

When Bobby and Sandy Marshall moved from Florida to southeast Missouri three years ago, they landed in what Bobby called a “medical desert” with fewer resources.

Two former residents say they were abused by staff, while a third was assaulted under the facility's care by a nursing home resident, according to the lawsuit.

When Bobby and Sandy Marshall moved from Florida to southeast Missouri three years ago, they landed in what Bobby called a "medical desert" with fewer resources.

Art Staed first noticed trouble with his fine motor skills two years ago. He had difficulty using a keyboard and writing his name.

Lawmakers in 13 states have proposed banning or restricting paraquat, a toxic herbicide that researchers have tied to an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. But efforts to outlaw it have failed across the Midwest.