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UI announces single game only tickets, other gameday changes for 2020 football season

(UI news release) UI Athletics Announces Updates to Football Tickets and Game Day Procedures IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa athletics department announced Thursday changes to football ticket sales and updated guidelines for the five football...Read More

State denies IC schools request to begin school year virtually

Lang 8/6/20 The Iowa Department of Education has denied the Iowa City Community School District’s request to start the school year virtually. Last month Gov. Kim Reynolds put a stop to the Iowa City district’s plans to...Read More

IC man claiming to be cab driver arrested for meth possession

Hunter 08/06/20 An Iowa City man who told police he was a cab driver has been arrested after using another person’s vehicle without permission. Police say the incident occurred just before 4:30am on Washington Place in Iowa...Read More

Gazette says photo they took of Biden airbrushed and used by Trump campaign without permission

Hunter 08/06/20 The Cedar Rapids Gazette says the Trump campaign airbrushed a photo of Joe Biden they took while he was visiting the home of Coralville mayor John Lundell to make it look like he was sitting...Read More

Coralville man found on dark road with adult massagers charged with drug possession

Hunter 08/06/20 A Coralville man faces drug possession charges after allegedly found on a dark road with his shorts undone. Police came upon 54-year-old Scott Johnson of 23rd Avenue on James Avenue near its intersection with Rohret...Read More

Reynolds signs order to restore felon voting rights

AP/Hunter 08/05-06/20 Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order Wednesday automatically restoring the voting rights of felons who have completed their sentences. Iowa was the only state denying voting rights to felons until the Governor’s action. Reynolds...Read More

Iowa governor signs order restoring felon voting rights

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order granting convicted felons the right to vote, ending Iowa’s place as the only remaining state to broadly deny voting rights to felons. The...Read More

Coralville Police seek theft suspects

Coralville Police Officers are attempting to identify these subjects reference a theft investigation. Iowa City Area Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information about this incident if an arrest is made....Read More

World News

Los Angeles Will Shut Off Water And Electricity At Homes Hosting Large Gatherings

In addition, the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Barbara Ferrer, warned that large parties were not only dangerous, but illegal. Ferrer said, “These parties and gatherings hurt all of us. We ask...Read More

Joe Biden Will Not Travel To DNC In Milwaukee To Accept Democratic Nomination

Former Vice President Joe Biden said he will not be travelingl to Wisconsin for the quadrennial Democratic National Convention, according to a release from its committee Wednesday, citing health concerns with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The release...Read More

At Least Six Killed As Tropical Storm Isaias Sweeps Up The East Coast

As of Tuesday night, Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least six people as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast, including two deaths in North Carolina from a tornado due to the hurricane-strength winds. Isaias...Read More

Lebanon Health Minister Says Death Toll From Beirut Explosion Has Risen To Nearly 80 With Thousands Injured

A massive explosion near the centre of Beirut killed close to 80 people, injuring thousands across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday. The most powerful explosion to hit Beirut in years occurred in the city’s port area. Lebanon’s...Read More

Apple Fire In California Spreads To Over 26,000 Acres As Cause of Blaze Is Determined

A massive fire in California that was sparked Friday afternoon by a malfunctioning vehicle has now spread over more than 26,000 acres in the Inland Empire, officials said Monday. The Apple fire was ignited by “a diesel-fueled...Read More

Hurricane Isaias Strengthens As It Approaches East Coast

Hurricane Isaias approached the Carolinas as a Category 1 with winds reaching 85 mph. The storm has caused flooding and damaged homes as it hit towns in both North and South Carolina. The storm is then forecast...Read More