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  "description": "The FBI is offering a $50,000 award for information that leads to the whereabouts of Guthrie, who has been missing since Feb. 1. She is the mother of NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T11:00:05.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "_this one_",
    "_NDSU grad, former WFPD Chief leading Guthrie Investigation_",
    "_Madison native is FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Nancy Guthrie case_",
    "_Heith Janke_",
    "_Bison Athletic Hall of Fame_",
    "_FBI offering $50,000 reward for information in Nancy Guthrie case_",
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  "textContent": "## Yes.\n\nA Madison High School graduate and former Sioux Falls attorney is leading the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.\n\nHeith Janke started his second stint with the FBI in 2020. He is currently serving as the FBI special agent in charge of Guthrie’s disappearance from her Arizona home.\n\nJanke worked as an attorney at the Boyce Law Firm in Sioux Falls from 2002-04. He joined the FBI as a special agent from 2004-2017 and left to become the West Fargo, North Dakota, police chief.\n\nJanke graduated from Madison High in 1994 and was a two-time champion in cross country and a five-time champion in track and field (3,200 and 1,600 meter runs).\n\nThe FBI is offering a $50,000 award for information that leads to the whereabouts of Guthrie, who has been missing since Feb. 1. She is the mother of NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.\n\n_This fact brief responds to conversations such as_ _this one_ __.__\n\n### **Sources**\n\nValley News Live, _NDSU grad, former WFPD Chief leading Guthrie Investigation_\n\nKJAM, _Madison native is FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Nancy Guthrie case_\n\nLinkedIN, _Heith Janke_\n\nNDSU, _Bison Athletic Hall of Fame_\n\nDakota News Now, _FBI offering $50,000 reward for information in Nancy Guthrie case_\n\nSend ideas to the Fact Brief Tipline\n\n* * *\n\n _South Dakota News Watch_ partners with _Gigafact_ to publish fact briefs that refute or confirm a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.\n\n  * _Read previous fact briefs_.\n  * Read our verification standards and other _best practices policies_.\n  * Submit a question for us to answer on the _South Dakota News Watch Tipline_.\n  * Send questions or feedback to _factbrief@sdnewswatch.org_.\n\n\n\nShare your thoughts on this story\n\n _This story was produced by**South Dakota News Watch** , an independent, nonprofit organization. Read more stories and donate at ___sdnewswatch.org__ _and_ __sign up for an email__ _to get stories when they're published.**Contact Michael Klinski** at michael.klinski@sdnewswatch.org._",
  "title": "Fact brief: Is a former South Dakotan leading the Nancy Guthrie investigation?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-23T20:41:06.444Z"
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