Abigail Kurten

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- Like many of the cancer patients in Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Ethan Kouri has good days and bad days. For the last five years, he's been fighting Acute Myeloid Leukemia, or AML. His better days are the ones when he has acce... See more

How a lack of federal aid is affecting Iowa farmers' mental health Editorial Standards Editorial Standards Matt Russell, executive director of the Iowa Farmers Union, has been farming his entire life. Before he started his own farm in Lacona two decades a... See more

AI helps Norwalk woman with ALS get voice back Editorial Standards Editorial Standards A Norwalk woman who lost her ability to speak to ALS got it back in an unexpected way. Robin Leaper was diagnosed with ALS, or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in 2023. S... See more

Des Moines nonprofits team up to remember drug, gun violence deaths Editorial Standards Editorial Standards About three dozen people walked along Evelyn K. Davis Park in Des Moines Saturday evening. But they carried signs with the faces — and legacies — o... See more

Des Moines Public Schools seeing lower absenteeism, higher graduation rates Editorial Standards Editorial Standards Des Moines Public Schools is celebrating significant growth in statewide school performance scores. It comes with the release of Iowa Schoo... See more