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: May 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
No One Dies Alone is a movement that trains hospital staff to sit with patients who have no family or friends at the end of life. The movement is still growing, reaching hospitals outside the U.S.
Updated: May 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Shannon Weston
Some hospitals are preparing for emergency room births as more labor units close
Updated: May 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
The price of a new or used car is out of reach for many Americans, driving many to go without
Updated: Apr. 30, 2026 at 10:49 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
A mother learned how she could receive cancer treatment while safely delivering a healthy baby
Updated: Apr. 24, 2026 at 1:05 PM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
Police chases aren't just dangerous; they can often turn deadly.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2026 at 9:08 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and InvestigateTV Staff
She said she was told to keep abuse a secret. Now Erin Merryn is fighting for body-safety education in schools—so kids know they can speak up.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
She was about to lose her family home to rising taxes — then her neighborhood found a way to fight back
Updated: Apr. 14, 2026 at 7:58 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
Federal funding to support TBI research, education and awareness has lapsed — and advocates say the consequences could be severe.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
Police dogs are treated as vital partners on the job, helping departments search for drugs, track suspects and locate missing people. But when many of those K-9s retire, handlers are often left paying steep medical bills on their own because there is little public support to help cover the cost of care.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
For some patients, bariatric weight-loss surgery can come with a little-known and potentially deadly complication -- transfer addiction.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2026 at 10:38 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley, Scotty Smith, Jamie Grey, Wade Smith and Emily Featherston
Could you tell if that viral image or video you see on your favorite social media platform is real or AI? The InvestigateTV investigators ask the experts for the answers you need to know.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2026 at 8:59 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing diseases in the world. We examine why diabetes is such a pervasive problem and explore how many people can reverse their risk for type 2 diabetes using diet and exercise.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2026 at 9:28 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
We take a closer look at ‘grandfamilies,’ introducing you to grandparents raising children for a second time.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
Residents of nearly half the nation’s counties live in a pharmacy desert, with no drugstore within a 10-mile radius, according to a study from Ohio State University.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
An 84-year-old TikTok creator who built a following by sharing daily jokes has become the unwitting face of multiple online scams. These scams use artificial intelligence to steal his likeness and voice to sell products under false charitable pretenses.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
Reports of artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) skyrocketed from 4,700 in 2023 to more than 400,000 in just the first half of 2025, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2026 at 10:12 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
A family who lost their 2-year-old son to a furniture tip-over founded Charlie’s House in Kansas City, Missouri. The interactive home teaches parents about hidden dangers that experts say cause 90% of childhood accidents.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
InvestigateTV+ examines the effort to identify improperly installed guardrails and how one woman’s death prompted change in one state.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
This technology has been lifesaving in situations, but raises privacy concerns among civil liberties advocates
Updated: Jan. 30, 2026 at 10:32 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
A dangerous road hazard banned from U.S. highways more than 30 years ago remains legal on rural roads across the country, where it continues to cause deadly crashes. In Kansas, a 6-year-old was killed.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2026 at 8:19 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
Investigate TV+ takes an in-depth look at sexual misconduct by massage therapists, why legal experts say the crime often goes underreported and hear from a survivor calling for solutions to improve safety.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2026 at 11:16 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, appears to help people reduce their alcohol consumption.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM EST
|By Kristin Crowley and InvestigateTV Staff
The number of American adults who read below a sixth-grade level is at its highest point ever, creating what experts call a "silent crisis" that affects the economy, health care and communities nationwide.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM EST
|By Kristin Crowley and Lance Washington
Their music is a form of therapy, a way to process the unimaginable trauma of being stripped of their lives and liberty.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM EST
|By Breane Lyga, Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
For a growing number of Americans, mass violence is no longer unimaginable as they watch it play out in front of their eyes, both in person and through a screen.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
84-year-old Charles Ray says his image was used without his consent to promote fraudulent animal rescue and church fundraising schemes
Updated: Nov. 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM EST
|By Shannon Weston, Kristin Crowley, Wade Smith and Jason Crow
Technology powered by Artificial Intelligence is already helping some farmers increase efficiency and cut costs. However, not everyone is quick to adapt.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, a different kind of battle rages on for countless veterans.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley, Jason Crow, Wade Smith and Lisa McCormick
This top-secret unit of actors and artists carried out missions so classified that many took the story to their graves
Updated: Nov. 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM EST
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
A federal push to protect healthcare workers is stalled by a deep divide over whether to focus on prevention through staffing or punishment through tougher laws
Updated: Nov. 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM EST
|By Kristin Crowley
First professional soccer stadium built for a women's team drives record revenue and inspires other cities
Updated: Nov. 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM EST
|By Shannon Weston and Kristin Crowley
The use of “micromobility” — or small vehicles like electric bikes and scooters — has surged over the last decade.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Jonathan Saupe, Kristin Crowley, Micaela Marshall and Cody Lillich
Organized criminal operations target freight trains carrying valuable merchandise across the nation
Updated: Oct. 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM EDT
|By Stacy Wimmer and Kristin Crowley
InvestigateTV examines solutions to provide first responders with the necessary training to interact with people who are confused or distressed.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
For some patients, bariatric weight-loss surgery can come with a little-known and potentially deadly complication.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
A locksmith is a quick solution if you're locked out of your home or car. Unfortunately, calling the wrong one could create a new problem for you.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley, Scotty Smith, Jamie Grey, Wade Smith and Emily Featherston
Could you tell if that viral image or video you see on your favorite social media platform is real or AI? Our investigators ask the experts for the answers you need to know.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
A critical shortage of large-animal veterinarians is putting the nation's food supply and security at risk.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and InvestigateTV Staff
InvestigateTV+ reveals how some families make a dying commitment to sustainability through alternative burials.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM EDT
|By Shannon Weston, Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
A 2024 survey found teachers, students and parents largely support the use of AI tools in classrooms.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM EDT
|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: Aug. 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM EDT
|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: Aug. 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
Data from the Common Ground Alliance shows that telecommunications work was the leading cause of gas line hits in 2022 and 2023.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM EDT
|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: Jul. 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM EDT
|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: Jul. 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM EDT
|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. 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
When patients nearing the end of life have no family or friends to be with them, this group steps in to make sure someone is there to sit vigil.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM EDT
|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: Jun. 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley and Jason Crow
Our investigators take an in-depth look at the legislation some critics call “free kill” and examine both sides of the argument.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM EDT
|By Kristin Crowley
While there's no cure for the movement disorder, doctors have found new treatment plans that can help delay and maybe even reverse this disease.




























































