In June, reporter Kurt Christian drove to Schooner Creek Farm to investigate allegations of white supremacy against a Bloomington Community Farmers' Market vendor.

Ep. 14: Farmers' market season

A panel discussion Aug. 21 in Bloomington focused on the landscape of news coverage in our community, a renewed focus on keeping the community informed of regional news with impact, and the transitions we’ve gone through in the past year. 
Panelists included:
- Alan Achkar, GateHouse Indiana State Editor & Executive Editor of The South Bend Tribune
- Rich Jackson, Executive Editor of The Hoosier Times
- Emily Ernsberger, Hoosier Times regional Reporter
- Miles Flynn, Managing Editor, Paoli News-Republican & Springs Valley Herald
- Stephen Crane, Managing Editor, The Reporter-Times & Mooresville-Decatur Times
- Brian Kaufman, Managing Editor, The Times-Mail

Find all of their newspapers at HoosierTimes.com.

Ep. 15: Meet the Editors

A woman wonders what happened to her childhood friend, and a relative recently launched a social media campaign to keep the investigation alive. But Indiana State Police won't release records related to the 42-year-old cold case. We revisit the 1977 murder of Ann Harmeier, who was killed on her way from her home in Cambridge City back to Bloomington, where she was a student at Indiana University.

This episode contains information about the murder of a young woman. Listener discretion is advised.

Produced by: Jenny Tilley
Sponsor: Green & Schultz Trial Lawyers

Recorded at The Mill in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Murdered & the Missing: Who killed Ann?

When a baby goes missing in a nearby county, two reporters and a photographer mobilize. In part one of a two-part episode, senior reporter Laura Lane and former crime reporter Abby Tonsing discuss the most horrific case they've covered as journalists.

This episode contains information about the assault and death of a very young child. Listener discretion is advised.

Produced by: Jenny Tilley, with assistance from Bri Kirkham, Laura Lane, Abby Tonsing and Jeremy Hogan.
Sponsor: Green & Schultz Trial Lawyers

The Murdered & the Missing: Shaylyn, Part 1

Laura Lane and Abby Tonsing continue telling their story of covering the abduction and death of a 15-month-old child. In part two, the journalists discuss the prosecution of her killer and their pursuit of unattainable closure.

This episode contains information about the assault and death of a very young child. Listener discretion is advised.

Produced by: Jenny Tilley, with assistance from Bri Kirkham, Laura Lane, Abby Tonsing and Jeremy Hogan.
Sponsor: Green & Schultz Trial Lawyers

The Murdered & the Missing: Shaylyn, Part 2

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