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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

Podcast: KRNT Radio Talks With IowaWatch About "Breaking the Cycle" Documentary

Former IowaWatch reporter Katie Kuntz, now with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News, and IowaWatch executive director-editor Lyle Muller were guests on Insight on Business: the News Hour with Michael Libbie on KRNT radio in Des Moines on Nov. 19, 2014.

By IowaWatch

/ 20 Nov 2014

Podcast: KRNT Radio Talks With IowaWatch About "Breaking the Cycle" Documentary

IowaWatch To Hold Des Moines, Iowa City Forums On Fighting Meth Abuse, Screen Documentary

The forums, open to the public, are to take place on Nov. 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Register Media’s Community Room in Des Moines and on Nov. 20, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library Meeting Room A in Iowa City.

By Kathryn Susik

/ 11 Nov 2014

IowaWatch To Hold Des Moines, Iowa City Forums On Fighting Meth Abuse, Screen Documentary

Panel: Fight Against Meth Abuse Is A Shared Effort

Several organizations working together can fight the spread of methamphetamine use and create hope for those addicted to the drug, speakers said at a forum that IowaWatch helped co-host on July 1.

By Lyle Muller

/ 2 Jul 2014

Panel: Fight Against Meth Abuse Is A Shared Effort

IowaWatch/Nonpareil To Co-host Council Bluffs Forum 'Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland'

What: Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland Forum. When: Tuesday, July 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Meeting Room B, Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Ave., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Event sponsor: Alegent Creighton Health Mental Health Services and Mercy Hospital. Hosts: Iowa Cent

By IowaWatch

/ 25 Jun 2014

IowaWatch/Nonpareil To Co-host Council Bluffs Forum 'Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland'

Making The IowaWatch Documentary 'Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland'

View this behind-the-scenes look at reporter Katie Kuntz's journey of more than a year making the IowaWatch Documentary "Breaking the Cycle: Meth use in the Heartland."

By Meghan Horihan

/ 5 Jun 2014

Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland

An IowaWatch documentary: "Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland" examines the impact methamphetamine has on Iowa children raised in a home with a parent addicted to the drug. Watch it here.

By Katie Kuntz

/ 5 Jun 2014

Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland

3 IowaWatch Reporters Earn Online News Awards

IowaWatch reporters Sarah Hadley, Katie Kuntz and Danielle Wilde have been named winners of Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) regional Mark of Excellence Awards. They will learn if they placed

By IowaWatch

/ 12 Mar 2014

3 IowaWatch Reporters Earn Online News Awards

Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in Council Bluffs

Children of drug-abusing mothers are more likely to pick up drugs themselves, continuing the cycle of substance abuse. With the recent defunding of drug prevention programs in Iowa schools, there is one less tool in the effort to cut of the generational cycle of drug abuse.

By Katie Kuntz

/ 4 Aug 2013

Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in Council Bluffs