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Hawkeyes cruise into Big Ten championship game, 59-42 over Michigan

UI Athletics news release INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – 2-Seed Iowa (26-5, 15-3) defeated 3-Seed Michigan (25-6, 15-3) in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals on Saturday afternoon inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, 59-42. Sophomore Ava Heiden led the day for the Hawkeyes...Read More

Iowa baseball falls to Lindenwood, 4-3

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team fell to Lindenwood, 4-3, on a cold and windy Saturday afternoon at Duane Banks Field. The Hawkeyes drop to 9-5 overall. Senior Logan Runde took the...Read More

4 Hawkeye men’s wrestlers advance to Big Ten semifinals

UI Athletics news release STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team sent four wrestlers to the semifinals at the 2026 Big Ten Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Hawkeyes are...Read More

Daylight Saving Time begins: Change your clocks, check your batteries on Sunday

City of Iowa City news release The Iowa City Fire Department would like to remind all residents to check the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when moving their clocks forward one hour on...Read More

Suspect arrested after wrong-way crash shuts down I-380 in Cedar Rapids overnight

CRPD news release Cedar Rapids, IA – Cedar Rapids Police officers responded to calls of a wrong-way driver on I-380 at approximately 1:22a.m. Saturday. A wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes near H Ave NE caused...Read More

Coralville hosts community litter cleanup event on Sunday

City of Coralville news release Help put litter in its place! Join us for community litter cleanup events in Coralville in March, held as the weather allows. Every piece of trash removed from our trails, parks, and...Read More

Suspect accused of leading Iowa City Police on brief chase

Lang 3/7/26 Iowa City Police have arrested a suspect wanted for allegedly leading a police chase earlier this year. Arrest records indicate an officer tried to pull over a 2017 Chevy Acadia Denali being driven by 32-year-old...Read More

City of Hills reminds residents to keep cats indoors

City of Hills reminds residents to keep cats indoors Lang 3/7/26 The City of Hills is reminding residents to keep their cats indoors. The city posted a notice to its official Facebook page that includes the specific...Read More

Veterans For Peace to hold Sunday Pentacrest rally against the war in Iran

Lang 3/7/26 Veterans For Peace and Iowa City organizers will gather at the Pentacrest on Sunday from 11am to 2pm for a public peace rally calling for “accountability, constitutional oversight, and an end to unchecked military action...Read More

Coralville man arrested after reported assault that broke woman’s spine

Lang 3/7/26 A Coralville man is accused of breaking a woman’s spine during an assault last month. Coralville Police were called to an address on Winterpark Place just before 9:45 on the night of February 20th. One...Read More

Transient arrested as part of Iowa City burglary investigation

Lang 3/7/26 A local transient has been arrested as part of an Iowa City burglary investigation. 25-year-old Benjamin Rodgers was booked into the Johnson County Jail just after 2:00 on the morning of February 25th. Rodgers was...Read More

Iowa City man accused of attacking victim with a baseball bat given suspended sentence

Lang 3/7/26 An Iowa City man accused of using a baseball bat during an assault last February has been given a suspended sentence. 20-year-old Leshawn Garrett entered a guilty plea to a charge of Assault While Displaying...Read More

9 Hawkeyes claim All-America honors at NCAA National Championships

UI Athletics news release CORALVILLE, Iowa – The second-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team advanced seven wrestlers to the semifinals with two left on the backside at the NCAA National Championships on Friday. All nine Hawkeyes left...Read More

National News

Suspect in custody after multi-state manhunt linked to deaths of three women in Utah

Authorities have taken a suspect into custody following the discovery of three women killed in rural Utah, ending a search that stretched across several states. The investigation began Wednesday afternoon when authorities received reports that two women...Read More

Pres. Trump replacing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Kristi Noem will step down as head of the Department of Homeland Security later this month, with Markwayne Mullin set to take over the role. In a message posted on Truth...Read More

U.S. submarine torpedoes Iranian warship in Indian Ocean; Pentagon expands military campaign

A U.S. Navy attack submarine torpedoed and destroyed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean this week, marking the first time since World War II that an American submarine has sunk an enemy combat vessel, according to...Read More