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Katie Kuntz/IowaWatch Meth Abuse Documentary Gets Iowa Public Television Premiere at 8 CST Tonight

The Katie Kuntz documentary for IowaWatch, “Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland,” premieres at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, on Iowa Public Television’s World channel – .3

By IowaWatch

/ 4 Jan 2015

Katie Kuntz/IowaWatch Meth Abuse Documentary Gets Iowa Public Television Premiere at 8 CST Tonight

IowaWatch Connection: Living With Alopecia

Meet Taylor Goggin, a University of Iowa student who has lived with a unique disease called alopecia since she was a toddler; you’ll learn about what beauty really means, and hear why professionals say children are often more resilient in the face of adversity than adults.

By Jeff Stein

/ 31 Dec 2014

IowaWatch Connection: Living With Alopecia

College Student Barriers, Texting While Driving, Payday Loans: IowaWatch’s Most Read Stories of 2014

The IowaWatch stories you read most in 2014 ranged from troubles Chinese students have adjusting to life at the University of Iowa to the payday loan trap many enter in Iowa.

By IowaWatch

/ 30 Dec 2014

College Student Barriers, Texting While Driving, Payday Loans: IowaWatch’s Most Read Stories of 2014

More Dog Breeding Inspections In U.S., But Only 120 Inspectors Available In The Country

Federal inspectors say they have increased their dog breeding facility inspections after a critical 2010 review that said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service was not doing enough. But the inspection service had only 120 inspectors to check some 10,000 lice

By Lyle Muller and Jacob Luplow

/ 28 Dec 2014

More Dog Breeding Inspections In U.S., But Only 120 Inspectors Available In The Country

Watch The Video: IowaWatch Participates In KCRG-TV9 Dissection Of Political Ads

"Ethical Perspectives on the News," a public affairs program produced by the Inter-Religious Council of Linn County for KCRG-TV9 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, tackled the impact of political advertising in its Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, show. IowaWatch participated.

By IowaWatch

/ 23 Dec 2014

Watch The Video: IowaWatch Participates In KCRG-TV9 Dissection Of Political Ads

Straight Ticket Voting Data

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By Lauren Mills

/ 23 Dec 2014

Trends Show Partisan Voting Popularity In Iowa

One of every three Iowans – 37 percent – voted a straight ticket for the candidates of one political party in the 2014 general election, statistics the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office compiled for the first time revealed.

By Lyle Muller and Danielle Wilde

/ 23 Dec 2014

Trends Show Partisan Voting Popularity In Iowa

IowaWatch Connection: Payday Loans

For many who are in trouble financially, their only option is to get money from a payday loan or "E-Z cash" business. But the fees, charges and interest that go with that can lead to big trouble down the road.

By Jeff Stein

/ 22 Dec 2014

Access To Adequate Health Care Difficult For African American, Latino Iowans

Isaiah Newsome likes to play sports and hang out with friends, like any 17-year-old. But most of the time these activities are cut short as his body, stricken with sickle cell anemia since birth, fills with pain. Getting health care for the disease has not been easy.

By Tessa Lengeling

/ 21 Dec 2014

Access To Adequate Health Care Difficult For African American, Latino Iowans

Des Moines Effort To Stop Urban Violence Has Health Mission

Ako Abdul-Samad saw a disconnect in Des Moines’ low-income, northwest Des Moines urban area in the mid-1990s. Gang violence was costing lives – a young woman one year, Abdul-Samad’s son the next. So he started Creative Visions.

By Tessa Lengeling

/ 21 Dec 2014

Des Moines Effort To Stop Urban Violence Has Health Mission

News Quiz: Iowa's Changing Population

How much do you know about the people living in Iowa? Take this IowaWatch news quiz to find out.

By IowaWatch

/ 19 Dec 2014

Podcast: KXIC Interview About IowaWatch Story About Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Laws

KXIC radio's "Your Town' host Jay Capron talked with IowaWatch's Sarah Hadley about reporting she has done on the failure of Iowa's texting-while-driving laws to reduce traffic accidents significantly, and executive director Lyle Muller about IowaWatch in general.

By IowaWatch

/ 17 Dec 2014

Podcast: KXIC Interview About IowaWatch Story About Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Laws