-
2 weeks ago | 
kwqc.com | Abigail Kurten
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Almost two months ago, Governor Kim Reynolds signed hands-free legislation, making it illegal to hold your phone while driving. The law doesn’t go into effect for more than a month, but the Iowa State Patrol says it’s important to keep it in mind when traveling for Memorial Day. Trooper Bob Conrad says it’s the perfect opportunity for drivers to start practicing putting down their phones.
-
2 weeks ago | 
kttc.com | Abigail Kurten
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Almost two months ago, Governor Kim Reynolds signed hands-free legislation, making it illegal to hold your phone while driving. The law doesn’t go into effect for more than a month, but the Iowa State Patrol says it’s important to keep it in mind when traveling for Memorial Day. Trooper Bob Conrad says it’s the perfect opportunity for drivers to start practicing putting down their phones.
-
4 weeks ago | 
kwqc.com | Abigail Kurten
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - To say Thursday was an exciting day at Preucil Preschool would be an understatement. But it wasn’t the toys, music, or games that did it - it was the residents from the Oaknoll Retirement home joining them for an afternoon of what’s called “ageless play”. Something Preucil’s Director Tricia Windschitl says is great for the kids’ development.
-
4 weeks ago | 
ktiv.com | Abigail Kurten
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - To say Thursday was an exciting day at Preucil Preschool would be an understatement. But it wasn’t the toys, music, or games that did it - it was the residents from the Oaknoll Retirement home joining them for an afternoon of what’s called “ageless play”. Something Preucil’s Director Tricia Windschitl says is great for the kids’ development.
-
1 month ago | 
kwqc.com | Abigail Kurten
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A small table made a quiet statement about the cuts to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts at the University of Iowa on Friday. “I feel like it kind of tarnishes and restricts my education.” said graduate student Maura Rost. She’s studying to be a mental health counselor. For her, fighting to make people feel safe is part of that calling.
-
1 month ago | 
kwqc.com | Abigail Kurten
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KCRG) - Last week, Michael and Sandra Quinn of Davenport brought home the newest member of their family: a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier, Bailey. But just a day later, the Quinns realized they might have made a mistake. “When I was walking him, he went to lift his leg and he fell over. He couldn’t even stand up. Right then and then there something clicked in my mind.” said Sandra Quinn. But it wasn’t just the problem with Bailey’s ability to walk.
-
1 month ago | 
ktiv.com | Abigail Kurten
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A member of the University of Iowa graduate student union says there has been shockwaves felt across campus. She says it comes after the University of Iowa emailed international students on Thursday that one of their peers, an international student, had their visa canceled. “There’s been a lot of anger in the college campus community about this and I think it has a lot of people really scared.” said Clara Reynen, a member of COGS, the graduate student worker’s union.
-
1 month ago | 
kttc.com | Abigail Kurten
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa researchers say relaxing driver’s license renewal laws for older drivers leads to more frequent crashes. Iowa law used to require drivers who are 72 or older to renew their license every two years. But in 2020, Iowa lawmakers loosened that age to 78. Those under 70 can renew online. In a University of Iowa study, states had longer renewal periods or required less-frequent license renewal saw an increase in crash rates.
-
2 months ago | 
kktv.com | Abigail Kurten |Jordan Gartner
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - A Whirlpool plant in a small Iowa town has announced job cuts. The Amana Whirlpool plant announced this week it will cut 650 workers from its facility in Middle Amana. To put it into perspective, the 650 workers that will lose their jobs on June 1 are 100 people more than the total population of Middle Amana reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Hawkeye Area Labor Council says its members are angry, frustrated and feeling disrespected.
-
Mar 7, 2025 | 
fox5vegas.com | Abigail Kurten
(InvestigateTV) — John Pace always wanted to be a dentist. After being rejected from dental school decades ago, he put that dream aside, instead working in AI and Data Sciences for over ten years. “Really, the main thing was I’m not getting any younger. I wasn’t happy in the career that I was in, and it was going to be time to make a change anyways, and this is really been the thing I wanted to do for so long. Let’s do it.” he said.
