Thomas Gounley

Reporter

Denver, Colorado

Reporter based in Denver, Colorado

Thomas Gounley

Reporter

Denver, Colorado

Reporter based in Denver, Colorado

The Man Who Reinvented Meth
Bob Paillet's 'Nazi method' spread across the county. Until now, we hardly knew anything about him.
Springfield News-Leader
Crime Feature
Finding the designer of the Jazz cup
The anonymous user wanted to find the person behind a design so commonplace you've never thought about it.
Springfield News-Leader
Business Column Feature
From patient to defendant
One of Springfield, Missouri's two health systems sues far more over debt.
Springfield News-Leader
Business
The day the earth stood still
The 1990 earthquake prediction that took on a life of its own in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
BuzzFeed
Feature
When Walmart left: Store closures shock rural America
Walmart's January 2016 store closures hit small-town America the hardest.
Springfield News-Leader
What it's like to appear on TV's 'Cops'
James Anthony Townsend — he goes by Tony — didn't watch his television debut on "Cops" Saturday night.
Springfield News-Leader
Crime Feature Government
Missouri's Great Escaped Snake Scare of 1953
Many residents fought back with a common gardening tool.
Atlas Obscura
Looking Back on Liberal, the Midwest's Failed Atheist Utopia
Liberal, Missouri, looks indistinguishable from any other tiny town in the Midwest. There's a sleepy business district and a single gas station that serves its 750 residents. There are rows of houses and more than half a dozen churches interspersed between them. This part of the state, after all, is one of the most religious parts of the country, with a sizable evangelical Christian population.
Vice
What happens when you complain about the police?
She came home and found an officer had put tape over her security camera.
The Springfield News-Leader
A church and its beloved roller coaster
Woodland Hills Family Church watches the demolition of its beloved Ozark Wildcat coaster.
Springfield News-Leader
Business Feature
What happens if Bass Pro acquires Cabela's?
These areas could be affected.
Springfield News-Leader
Charged for a retweet: An alleged link to ISIS in Missouri
When the FBI escorted Safya Roe Yassin out of her home near Buffalo, Missouri, last Thursday, it was the first time one neighbor had seen her in months.
Springfield News-Leader
The second life of limestone mines
In the heart of the country, for some food companies, the supply chain briefly dips out of sight, below the surface of the earth.
Food+City Magazine
Business Feature
Why this city seal has had a blank space for 17 years
The blank space just survived a redesign.
Springfield News-Leader
His radio show prompted a police union boycott
Richard Deaver, 26, was not on air Thursday morning, and promos during the course of the show revealed that "Rich and McClain in the Morning" is now "McClain in the Morning."
Springfield News-Leader
Feature Business
The firm that failed to rebuild Joplin
On July 9, 2012, Texas businessman David Wallace stood before Joplin city leaders and outlined his vision for the future.
Springfield News-Leader

About

Thomas Gounley

I'm a reporter based in Denver, Colorado. You can reach me at tgounley@gmail.com.

In October 2017, I joined the staff of BusinessDen, a regional business news publication. I primarily cover commercial real estate, development and litigation.

Prior to joining BusinessDen, I spent five years on staff at the Springfield News-Leader, the daily newspaper in Springfield, Missouri.

I've done freelance work for BuzzFeed, Vice, Atlas Obscura and Food+City magazine.

I'm a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.