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Linn County woman accused of hitting her husband with a car near Solon

Lang 9/6/26 The Johnson County Sheriff’s office has arrested a Linn County woman they say intentionally struck her husband with a car near Solon. Deputies were called to a car parked on 140th Street near Highway 1...Read More

Alleged mall assault leads to Marengo man’s arrest in Coralville

Lang 9/6/26 An alleged assault outside a Coralville mall has led to an a criminal charge against an Iowa County man. Coralville Police say just after midnight Sunday morning 36-year-old Ryan Werning of Marengo approached another vehicle...Read More

Paint scheme updated on historic Sabre jet at Iowa City airport

Lang 9/6/26 Hawkeye fans flying into or driving by the Iowa City Municipal Airport on Saturday on their way to the University of Iowa football team’s home opener got a pleasant surprise as the historic F-86 Sabre...Read More

Tiffin man accused of threatening his sister and her boyfriend with a knife

Lang 9/6/26 A Tiffin man is accused of threatening his sister and her boyfriend with a knife. The Johnson County Sheriff’s office says just before 6:30 Saturday night 18-year-old Vincent Ernst of Renee Lane was helping the...Read More

Vehicle and vegetation fire ties up traffic on I-80 Saturday morning

Lang 9/6/26 A vehicle fire and ensuing vegetation fire tied up traffic on Interstate 80 near Oxford Saturday morning. Oxford firefighters were called to the car fire on westbound I-80 between Tiffin and Oxford just before 9:45...Read More

Coralville Police: Man left 5-year-old and 2-year-old children home alone

Lang 9/5/26 Coralville Police have arrested a child endangerment suspect they say left a two-year-old and a five-year-old home alone. Arrest records indicate late on the night of June 22nd 32-year-old Lukas Jones was watching the two...Read More

#22 Hawkeyes blank Northern Illinois 40-0

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The 22nd-ranked University of Iowa football team defeated Northern Illinois, 40-0, in its season opener on Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes racked up 507 yards of total offense...Read More

Plea deal reached in case of Iowa City man accused of choking child to the point of required medical intubation

Lang 9/4/26 A plea deal has been reached in the case of an Iowa City man accused of choking a child with such force that the girl required medical intubation. Iowa City Police say on the morning...Read More

Cedar Rapids man accused of stealing over $500 in meat from Coralville Hy-Vee

Lang 9/5/26 A Cedar Rapids man is accused of stealing over $500 in meat during a Coralville shoplifting incident. Staff at the Crosspark Road Hy-Vee told investigators that 57-year-old Patrick Cooks of 4th Avenue SE was caught...Read More

Eight candidates apply for Iowa City school board vacancy so far

Lang 9/5/26 Eight candidates have applied so far to fill a vacancy on the Iowa City school board. Jayne Finch resigned late last month after an argument with fellow school board member Lisa Williams during a meeting...Read More

Regents block interim director of UI Center for Intellectual Freedom from attending conferences

Lang 9/5/26 The interim director of the University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom has been discouraged by the Board of Regents from attending three different conferences in the coming weeks. Luciano de Castro has been running...Read More

North Liberty man accused of driving stolen car

Lang 9/5/26 North Liberty Police have arrested a man they say was driving a stolen car. Officers located 62-year-old Eric Cameron of West Penn Street as the sole occupant of a 2000 Chevy Silverado parked in a...Read More

IC Police: Suspect harassed, tailed subject who has no-contact order against him

Lang 9/5/26 Iowa City Police say a Coralville man with a no-contact order against him recently harassed and tailed the protected party. According to arrest records, 19-year-old Michel Mbokolo of Kodiak Court called the protected party numerous...Read More

National News

Judge denies defense request to remove 1 juror in Lindsay Clancy trial, as jury remains deadlocked after 6 days

Deliberations in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy reached a tense impasse on Thursday as the jury remained split after six days of discussions at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. Following two prior notices from the panel...Read More

ICE officer faces federal charges for false statements in shooting of Venezuelan immigrant

Federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against a federal immigration agent, accusing him of making false statements regarding a physical encounter that led to the shooting of a Venezuelan national earlier this year. A multi-count indictment handed...Read More

Coast Guard aircraft carrying Homeland Security Secretary Mullin makes emergency landing in Virginia

A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft transporting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and several high-ranking federal officials was forced to make an emergency touchdown in Virginia on Wednesday following a sudden mechanical failure mid-flight. The twin-engine...Read More