COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — A cycling event along the Wabash Trace in southwest Iowa has raised $1.2 million for mental health resources in the Omaha area, honoring a man who loved the sport and died by suicide.
Mike Kutilek rarely missed the Taco Ride — a popular cycling event from Council Bluffs to Mineola along the Wabash Trace — according to his father, Steve Kutilek. Mike also had schizophrenia and died by suicide six years ago.
His family wanted to help others experiencing a mental illness…