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Cedar Rapids Police arrest two suspects in stolen vehicle cases

Hunter 04/22/21 Cedar Rapids police have arrested two people in connection with two vehicles that were stolen earlier this month. According to a release from the Department, a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado was reported stolen Tuesday at around...Read More

DNR: Palisades-Kepler State Park to reopen Friday after derecho closure

Lang 4/21/21 A popular Corridor hiking and fishing spot is set to reopen this weekend. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that Palisades-Kepler State Park on Highway 30 is set to open its gates on...Read More

Johnson County officers schedule special meeting to discuss Board of Supervisors vacancy

Lang 4/21/22 Johnson County officers have scheduled a special meeting to discuss a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors. Officers include County Treasurer Tom Kriz, Recorder Kim Painter and Auditor Travis Weipert. Supervisor Janelle Rettig announced her...Read More

Fourth finalist announced for UI President

Hunter 04/21/21 The fourth finalist has been announced for the next University of Iowa president. The Iowa Now website reports that Daniel L. Clay, dean of the University of Iowa College of Education, will meet with the...Read More

Woman suffers possible broken nose in alleged Oxford assault

Hunter 04/21/21 An Oxford man wanted on warrants for an alleged assault has been charged for an incident that occurred over the weekend. Police say 33-year-old Eric Swanson of Nemora Avenue assaulted the woman at his home...Read More

Iowa City man faces up to ten years in prison after alleged assault

Hunter 04/21/21 An Iowa City man has been arrested on his third Domestic Assault charge after allegedly attacking the mother of his children. The incident occurred just after 3:30pm Tuesday on the 2200 block of Bittersweet Court....Read More

Iowa City man accused of preventing girlfriend from leaving residence after alleged assault

Hunter 04/21/21 An Iowa City man has taken into custody when his girlfriend claimed he kept her from leaving his apartment after an alleged assault. Police were called to the 2400 block of Muscatine Avenue at 3:10am...Read More

Wanted transient facing charges after leading authorities on high-speed chase

Hunter 04/21/21 An area transient wanted on a long list of warrants that include failing to provide authorities with a current address as a sex offender was arrested after allegedly eluding police and leading them on a...Read More

World News

Police release footage, 911 calls in shooting of 16-year-old girl in Ohio

Authorities in Columbus, Ohio have released body camera footage and 911 calls from an incident in which a police officer fatally shot a teenage girl while responding to a disturbance call at a residence. Columbus officer Nicholas...Read More

Reports of minor ‘breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases among those fully vaccinated appear mild

Reports of coronavirus ‘breakthrough’ infections, occuring when fully vaccinated individuals get the illness, suggest that the vaccines still offer strong protection against severe disease even in the face of variants. Two cases in the New England Journal...Read More

Suspect arrested in Long Island Stop & Shop shooting which left 1 dead, 2 injured

Nassau County, NY police have apprehended the alleged gunman in a shooting at a Long Island grocery store on Tuesday which killed one and injured two others. The shooting happened inside a Stop & Shop supermarket in...Read More

Derek Chauvin convicted of second-degree murder and all other charges in death of George Floyd

Jurors on Tuesday found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May. The jurors came to their decision after 10 hours of deliberations and...Read More

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs controverial ‘anti-riot’ bill into law

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a controversial bill that increases penalties for crimes committed during a “riot,” which civil rights groups have denounced as unconstitutional. DeSantis at the bill’s signing: “We wanted to...Read More

Autopsy reveals police officer died of natural causes after Capitol riot

A medical examiner ruled on Monday that the U.S. Capitol Police officer who died a day after supporters of former President Donald Trump rioted had succumbed to fatal strokes. The District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief...Read More