Jackson Valenti

1 week ago | kwqc.com | Jackson Valenti

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A mother is pushing the state of Iowa for more mental health care resources and long term care beds. Iowa has the fewest psychiatric beds relative to its population in the country. Jody Puffett and her husband adopted three siblings in 2012, and she says all three siblings were severely abused and dealing with mental illness. “One of the kiddos is our 16-year-old son... who is now 5′10 and 260 pounds...

2 weeks ago | ktiv.com | Jackson Valenti

MASON CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A Cerro Gordo County judge has released new details from a 2017 search warrant relating to missing news anchor Jodi Huisentruit. Huisentruit went missing in 1995 from the parking lot of her apartment building on the way to her morning news job. Private investigator Steve Ridge said the newly released documents could bring the case a step closer to being solved nearly 30 years after Huisentruit’s disappearance, but not everyone agrees.

2 weeks ago | ktiv.com | Jackson Valenti

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - People in Cedar Rapids spent Saturday afternoon celebrating earth day, but one high schooler is working to make sure living sustainably doesn’t end after the celebrations. Deirdre Duffy spent her afternoon at the Cedar Rapids EcoFest teaching people how to make what she calls Eco Bricks. It’s basically plastic bottles stuffed full of single use plastics.

1 month ago | ktiv.com | Jackson Valenti

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It’ll be almost two years until the successor to Governor Kim Reynolds takes office, but both Democrats and Republicans are already starting to put together plans for next year’s election. Reynolds announced Friday she will not be seeking a third term. Iowa’s first female governor says her family has supported her in her political career, and now it’s her turn to support them.

1 month ago | ktiv.com | Jackson Valenti

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - People across the country are rallying against the Trump administration as a part of nationwide “hands off” protests. People in Cedar Rapids lined the sidewalks of 8th avenue southeast, chanting and holding signs. While upset about topics ranging from tariffs, cuts to the federal workforce, Israel’s war in Gaza, or a number of other issues, people rallied on Saturday focused on one message.