Abigail Kurten
Reporter

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.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 6:26 PM CST
|By Abigail Kurten
It cited a 407% increase in traffic-related deaths. And technically, that percentage is correct, but it’s misleading.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2023 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Abigail Kurten
Hundreds of thousands of daycares across the country lost federal funding for childcare when subsidies ended this past weekend.