Abigail Kurten
Reporter
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Abigail Kurten is a dayside reporter at KCRG-TV9. She graduated from the University of Iowa in 2023 with a major in Journalism and Mass Communications and a double minor in Theatre and English. While in college, she worked as a reporter and anchor for The University of Iowa’s student-run newscast, DITV. She also worked as an Art and Drama Editor for several literary magazines on campus.
Abigail is from St. Louis, Missouri and is incredibly excited to start her professional journalism career at KCRG. When Abigail isn’t reporting, she enjoys video gaming, makeup, writing, drawing, and caring for her fish and plants.
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Former President Donald Trump made an eastern Iowa campaign swing, speaking to supporters in Maquoketa and Dubuque on Wednesday.
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People in Ely will get to decide plans for the development of a new Community Center and recreation space.
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The former governor of Iowa and current Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack came to Cedar Rapids on Thursday with a message about green. That green, which is $1 billion in funding, will go toward green projects across the U.S. That green involves planting and maintaining trees.
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Although crops like corn and soybeans are feeling a big strain from the dry weather, Iowa's pollinator plants have also struggled to thrive.
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The Benton Community Middle and High School has a new addition focused on providing support for students.
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Iowa homeowners may have to do a little more maintenance on their lawns to keep them healthy this fall.
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Public universities across the country are seeing fewer students on campus, and Iowa's schools are no exception.
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A high end manufacturing company broke ground today on a new Cedar Rapids plant that could bring with it 200-jobs.
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McKinley, which just celebrated it's 101st birthday, has air conditioning. But due to extreme temperatures, they've had to prioritize certain areas for cooling.
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Addison Ollinger has raised thousands for Better Together Animal Rescue with a lemonade stand
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Kevin Pham and Amiya Moretta had to drive almost 2 hours to Des Moines for emergency vet care after their dog, Chili, was shot
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West Liberty signed a pilot agreement with the U.S. Army and WeeCare, the largest childcare network in the country, that allows Army Reserve Families to get free childcare over the weekend.
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Other data from health professionals in Iowa shows S-T-Is are becoming a larger public health concern. In 2011, state data shows only seventy new cases of syphilis were reported across the state. In 2022, it was almost nine hundred.
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Retired Sergeant Trent Dirks worked with his P-T-S-D service dog, Tracer, to demonstrate what screening is like for them at the Eastern Iowa Airport.
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The DOT celebrated the completion of the new I-80/380 interchange with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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More than three years after the first pandemic lockdowns, labor participation rates are just now getting back to what they were before COVID-19.
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Early dismissals scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday to help students beat the heat.
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As heat indexes enter into the triple digits this week, local businesses and residents are hard at work to keep cool.
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Solon, Linn-Mar, and Cedar Rapids school districts get creative in finding ways to supply student transportation amid national bus driver shortages
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The Historic Preservation Commission announced seven civil rights markers that will be located throughout the city
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Pheasant Court Winery is suing the state of Iowa over its requirement that force out-of-state wineries to distribute wines through wholesalers.
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Employees from across downtown Dubuque learned strategies to improve their odds of surviving an active shooting.
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Dinkins’ son claimed he saw him pouring bleach in bushes, cleaning a bloodied knife, and even shooting Breasia Terrell.
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Since Wednesday morning, Sunshine Family Restaurant, a Dubuque staple for breakfast and lunch, has been mostly empty following conflict between the owner and employees.
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For John Knepper, protecting his family's 150-year-old farm is essential. But after over a decade of contacting city and environmental agencies for a solution, he's at a loss on what the next steps to fixing the damage are.
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Iowa City's Mercy Hospital made two major announcements today: it's declaring bankruptcy and getting a new owner.
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Dereka Williams-Robinson was appointed to the commission in February of last year. But meeting minutes show she hasn’t attended a meeting in 15 months.
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Back-to-school time is busy for everybody, but for St. Mark Youth Enrichment, busy is an understatement.
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Coralville businesses are buzzing with activity as they prepare for RAGBRAI riders to arrive Friday.
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The Well will be open through Saturday from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. It’s free and available to anyone needing relief from the heat.
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Elderly Iowans are especially at risk for afflictions like heat exhaustion or stroke, but several organizations in the area are doing their part to help them stay cool.
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“We do our best to consolidate our bus routes, be as efficient as we can, and make do with the people that we have.”
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With less than a day until the start of RAGBRAI 50, participants and campers across town are finishing their final preparations for the start of the ride.
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Next week the Iowa City Driver’s License Station will close its doors and move to the west edge of Coralville.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Estimates of the prevalence of people with Alzheimer’s dementia across all 3,142 U.S. counties were released at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam today. These are the first Alzheimer’s estimates to cover the entire United States, and the estimates found that the highest prevalence was in the east and southeastern regions of the United States.
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