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District Judge blocks Iowa law banning books

Hunter 03/27/25 A US District Judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking the state of Iowa from banning books that depict sex acts in school libraries and classrooms. The Gazette reports the law was first approved by...Read More

North Liberty woman pleads to lesser charge after alleged threat to kill school principal

Hunter 03/07/25 A North Liberty woman arrested last year for allegedly threatening to kill her daughter’s Junior High principal has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. 42-year-old Melody Peer went to North Central Junior High on September...Read More

Winneshiek County threatened with loss of state funding unless Sheriff clarifies social media post on sanctuary for illegal immigrants

Hunter 03/27/28 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has released her report on Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx’s February 4th Facebook post claiming that he would be a sanctuary sheriff and refuse to enforce immigration laws. The report...Read More

Application window open for Johnson County youth paid summer internships

Edited release 03/27/25 The application window is now open for the Youth Empowered to Serve, or YES program, benefitting the youth of Johnson County. The program is an 8 week paid internship experience open to youth aged...Read More

Constituents to Gather Messages for Congresswoman Miller Meeks at Mount Pleasant Town Hall

Edited release 03/27/25 Local federal employees, veterans, and community leaders will share their experiences with how major federal cuts, funding freezes, and illegal firings of federal employees are affecting Iowans at a Mt. Pleasant town hall. The...Read More

Iowa City Police arrest woman accused of main threats while armed with knife

Lang 3/26/25 Iowa City Police have arrested a Coralville woman who they say made threats with a knife Tuesday afternoon. Arrest records indicate 29-year-old Shonda House of Holiday Road was armed with a kitchen knife while at...Read More

City of Iowa City seeks volunteers for Climate Action event this Earth Day

City of Iowa City news release Volunteers needed for Climate Action event this Earth Day Ready to make a difference? This year in honor of Earth Day, Iowa City will be hosting the annual Neighborhood Energy Blitz...Read More

Coralville man with history of petty theft convictions arrested

Hunter 03/26/25 A Coralville man with a history of petty theft convictions was arrested for separate incidents last month. On February 21, police say 30-year-old Terron Petersen of Holiday Road was at the Qwik Star on Keokuk...Read More

Missouri man charged with grooming and enticing minor

Hunter 03/26/25 A Missouri man was taken into custody Tuesday after an investigation alleged that he was enticing a minor for sexual purposes. According to police, the incidents occurred at an Oxford residence between October 8th and...Read More

Marion man charged with OWI after truck nearly falls in river

Hunter 03/26/25 A Marion man was charged with OWI Sunday after nearly rolling his truck in to the Iowa River. According to the arrest report, 28 year –old Brandon Jones Turner of 15th Street was operating a...Read More

Iowa House passes bill lowering handgun purchase age to 18

Hunter 03/26/25 The Iowa House has passed legislation lowering the minimum age to buy and carry handguns from 21 to 18. The Gazette reports the bill also makes it a serious misdemeanor if someone who is 18...Read More

Iowa House bill would requires schools to implement steps protecting students from active shooters

Hunter 03/26/25 A new Iowa House bill would require public, private, charter and innovation zone schools to install new or modify existing door systems to prevent an active shooter from blocking exit doors, along with a video...Read More

College Street Blocks 500-900 to be cleaned March 26-27; cars left on street will be towed

City of Iowa City news release College Street Blocks 500-900 to be cleaned March 26-27; cars left on street will be towed Weather permitting, City of Iowa City Streets crews will be performing routine pothole repair and...Read More

National News

‘The Atlantic’ publishes entire Signal group chat messages detailing U.S war plans

On Wednesday, The Atlantic posted a detailed follow-up story, including transcript of text messages and screenshots disclosing the full text chain from the Signal group chat that inadvertently included the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. In an article titled...Read More

Supreme Court upholds federal regulations on ‘ghost gun’ kits

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a government regulationt to regulate “ghost gun” kits that allow people to easily obtain parts needed to assemble firearms from online sellers. The 7-2 decision came from Justice Neil Gorsuch, with...Read More

White House denies classified information was shared in group Signal chat

Two of the Trump administration’s top intelligence officials have denied that classified information was shared in an encrypted group chat, which were being discussed when editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic had been mistakenly added to the...Read More