Kristin Crowley
InvestigateTV+ Reporter
Kansas City

Kristin Crowley is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist and a national reporter for InvestigateTV+. She has more than 15 years of experience in TV news and has worked in stations all over the country including in Atlanta, Chicago, and Green Bay. Kristin's passionate about telling stories that make a difference in people's lives and advocating for the voiceless.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley, Shannon Weston and Jason Crow
Ohio State researchers found that Americans in nearly half of all counties live in what’s called a pharmacy desert, meaning drug stores are nonexistent within a ten-mile radius.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM CDT
|By David Amelotti, Kristin Crowley, Jason Crow and InvestigateTV Staff
Thousands of patients are forced to ration or go without prescriptions they need due to a limited supply. Our investigators go in-depth as to why this happens.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
While these scams are not new, they continue to trip people up, especially when it looks like your friends and family are vouching for them.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
This anti-drug campaign is like nothing you have ever seen before, using artificial intelligence to allow those who died due to fentanyl to tell their stories.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley
A school in Kansas City introduces students to very special companion animals, helping each to learn many important anti-bullying life lessons.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM CDT
|By Jonathan Saupe, Kristin Crowley, Jody Kerzman and InvestigateTV Staff
There’s a lot they don’t remember— including how long they were passed out. When they woke, they drove themselves home and then to the emergency room.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2025 at 6:34 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley, Jason Crow, Owen Hornstein and Lance Washington
Confessing to a crime you didn’t commit seems unthinkable, but growing research and real-life examples show it does happen.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
Randy and Lori Ross fostered their first child early in their marriage. Now, they have cared for over 400 children since then.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley
This solution involves bringing the elderly and the young together under one roof combining services such as nursing homes and daycare centers.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley
Hundreds of colleges & universities have closed over the last 10 years. Many have left students uncertain of what they should do next after the closures.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
A nearly four-year-old probation violation threw this father's future into question. Our investigators take an in-depth look at what happened next.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley
As of April 2024, more than 130 million people lived in places with polluted air, an increase of roughly 10% from the same time the year before.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
Counterfeit airbags are a growing problem with at least three deaths linked to fake parts. Our investigators uncover how you can protect yourself.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
Many people can reverse their risk for Type II diabetes using diet and exercise. Our investigators examine why diabetes is such a pervasive problem.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley
A recent audit found more than 400 sets of undeliverable cremains remain sitting in a USPS facility - months or in some cases years after they were first shipped.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley, Parker King and InvestigateTV Staff
It is estimated that the ashes of 2 million people, otherwise known as cremains, sit unclaimed across the United States.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
When a household appliance breaks down, repairs on modern, high-tech machinery are often out of reach for a regular company, much less the common consumer.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and Stacy Wimmer
In an emergency, access to blood can make the difference between life and death. For patients losing too much blood, their risk of dying increases with every mi
Updated: Jan. 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
When a child over the age of 1 dies with an undetermined cause of death, families find themselves left with more questions than answers.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley, Jason Crow and Rebecca Knier
Eviction is a possibility millions of Americans face. Our investigators examine how some evictions have even turned deadly.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley
Some educators say overwhelming challenges in the classroom have made their jobs nearly impossible. Our investigators take a closer look at possible solutions.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2024 at 2:32 PM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley
What should you do if your phone alerts you to a nearby Apple AirTag that isn't yours?
Updated: May. 20, 2024 at 11:30 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley
Reporter Kristin Crowley digs into the surge in ransomware attacks against health systems and what's being done to keep you safe.
Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 9:44 AM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley
While the four-day schedule started in small, rural schools, it's expanding into urban communities. Reporter Kristin Crowley examines this change.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM CDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Breane Lyga
Veteran homelessness across the country is up 7% from 2022 to 2023.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2024 at 3:08 PM CDT
|By Stacy Wimmer, Kristin Crowley and Sam Doyle
The U.S. Census Bureau says as baby boomers age, the U.S. death rate will keep rising every year, reaching a peak in 2055.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2024 at 2:29 PM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and InvestigateTV Staff
Reporter Kristen Crowley takes a closer look at the problem and shows us how this shortage is more than just a threat to public safety.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2024 at 9:01 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and InvestigateTV Staff
Schools across the United States are facing a crisis when it comes to feeding students. Reporter Kristin Crowley shows us the growing problems and rising costs.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM CST
|By Kristin Crowley
Advances with DNA and genetic genealogy technology are leading to more cold cases across the country being solved.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2024 at 10:10 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and InvestigateTV Staff
As childcare gobbles up family budgets, some are pushing for assistance to help cover the cost.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2023 at 11:45 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley
People are severely injured or even killed by barriers meant to protect you during a car crash. We examine the danger of improperly installed guardrails.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 9:42 AM CST
|By Kristin Crowley and Wade Smith
Learn more about a legal loophole allowing some dealers not to disclose dangerous recalls