Frederick Newell came to Iowa City 20 years ago as a college freshman and single father, who recognized a need for support for young parents and underrepresented Iowans. As social worker, in 2012 Newell founded Dream City, a nonprofit that supports youth, families and entrepreneurs in Iowa City. Later in the program, we hear from documentary filmmaker and Muscatine native Chris Ward about his new film, 'The Journeying.'
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Reggie's Sleepout helps participants understand what it means to be without shelter on a cold fall night. Later in the show, remembering the man behind University of Northern Iowa's legendary "marathon class." -
When Iowa City musician Brian Cretzmeyer died of cancer at the age of 29, his family and friends created a music festival to keep his memory alive. Later, our Iowa Famous series continues with a former NFL kicker.
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Across Iowa, funding cuts to the national service agency AmeriCorps ordered earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency are leaving gaps in nature conservation, youth education and community outreach programming. The cuts have eroded trust with the young people who sign up with AmeriCorps to serve their communities.
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There are many ways to learn about history, but visiting a historic site may be one of the most powerful.
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Civil rights protections for transgender Iowans would be removed from state law under a bill introduced Thursday by Republicans on the Iowa House Judiciary Committee. -
The Scattergood Friends School in West Branch served as a hostel from 1939-1943, giving shelter to refugees from Europe fleeing Hitler's regime.
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Actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele have been collaborators and friends for 30 years.
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YSS, a youth social services provider in Iowa, is opening the Ember Recovery Campus with a residential addiction treatment program, crisis stabilization and crisis recovery services. -
The number of deaths by suicide in Iowa decreased in 2023 for the first time, significantly, in almost 10 years, according to updated data from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, which also showed an increase in teen suicide rates.
