The Iowa State Fair awarded coveted slots to just nine new food vendors this year. All of them are run by people who already own restaurants or who’ve done other big fairs.

Writing a letter decades after an event that shaped her life was the only way that Nicole Piasecki could make some sense of it.

A brief visit with Bobby, who keeps a list in his phone of all the dogs in his neighborhood and their names to save him from the awkwardness of not knowing the name of someone’s dog – because people get upset if you don’t remember their dog’s name.

When a common, seemingly innocuous question goes wildly off the rails. (13 minutes)Here's the video this story is about, featuring comedian Adam Ray. 

A middle schooler really wants to trust the adults have her best interests in mind. But some of the most powerful people at her school begin to make that very difficult.

Psychiatry used to be all talk. Then came a patient named Ray Osheroff.

A species of massive, mysterious, highly intelligent beings have recently been making contact with humanity. Or our boats, anyway.

Reporter Brenna Smith tells the story of Renee, a mom who is determined to get back nearly $3000 worth of food stamps stolen from her. She soon finds herself caught in a bureaucratic runaround.

Reporter Sarah Gibson tells the story of a huge political divide in the tiny town of Croydon, NH –  population 800. She follows local activists as they try to rally everyone to their side in time for a crucial town meeting.

Chris Benderev speaks with writer Georgie Codd, who went searching for someone to be the father she never had.

Sometimes even when you live through something, it can be hard to see it for what it is. Reporter Katie Worth has a story about a 7th-grader in that position.