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Transient accused of targeting downtown Iowa City business with graffiti

Lang 6/14/25 A transient is accused of using graffiti to target a downtown Iowa City business. A caller from an unidentified Iowa City business on the 10 block of South Dubuque Street reports 37-year-old Elizabeth Sourivong defaced...Read More

Iowa City man accused of trying to serve minors alcohol at Coralville Lake beach

Lang 6/14/25 Allegedly trying to serve alcohol to minors on a beach at Coralville Lake has led to the arrest of an Iowa City man. Law enforcement was informed of a reported sexual assault at Bohemi Beach...Read More

UI student radio station expresses concerns over Kalona radio station applying for stronger signal, higher tower

Lang 6/13/25 Representatives with the University of Iowa’s student-run radio station are expressing concern over a nearby radio station applying for a stronger signal. 89.5 KMHV in Kalona, which bills itself as “Mary’s Holy Voice”, has applied...Read More

Coralville shooting victim had history of attempted murder, weapons charges against him

Lang 6/13/25 The victim in a Coralville murder case had a history of attempted murder and weapons charges against him. 27-year-old Mason Edwards of Coralville was shot twice during a reported disturbance inside a residence in the...Read More

Gov. Reynolds veto of bipartisan synthetic psilocybin bill surprises GOP lawmakers

Lang 6/14/25 Republican lawmakers say they’re taken aback by Governor Kim Reynolds’ veto of a bill that would have allowed for the prescription and distribution of synthetic psilocybin depending on federal approval of the drug. House File...Read More

Multiple fire departments respond to Coralville restaurant blaze

Lang 6/13/25 Multiple departments responded to a Coralville restaurant fire Friday night. The PulsePoint app indicates firefighters from Coralville, Iowa City and North Liberty converged on Iowa Pho on the Coralville Strip for a structure fire just...Read More

2024 car vs. UTV crash that killed West Liberty man leads to criminal charges

Lang 6/13/25 Criminal charges have been filed following a car vs. UTV crash that killed a West Liberty man last year. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened just before 7:45 on the night of July...Read More

Hawkfanatic: Former Regina football standout chooses to continue his career at Iowa

Lang 6/13/25 Former Regina football standout Jackson Naeve will continue his career as a member of the University of Iowa Football program. Hawkfanatic.com reports Naeve announced his decision to join the program as a preferred walk-on on...Read More

Coralville Police release identity of homicide victim

Lang 6/13/25 Coralville Police have released the name of the victim in a late Wednesday night homicide. Officers were dispatched to the Western Hills Estates manufactured housing community on Highway 6 at 11:54 Wednesday night on reports...Read More

Iowa Softball signs 3 transfers for 2025-26

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – Three student-athletes — Breanna Caffery, Kiara Sipe, and Serayah Neiss — have signed with the University of Iowa softball program. It was announced Friday by head coach Stacy May-Johnson. Neiss has one season of eligibility...Read More

Area Mexican restaurant owner accused of paying workers on tips only

Hunter 06/13/25 An Iowa City area Mexican restaurant owner is being sued by the US Department of Labor after being accused of paying some workers only in the tips they collected. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports the lawsuit,...Read More

911 boards across state criticize Reynolds for enacting legislation requiring state reimbursement for services

Hunter 06/13/25 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds approval of the catch-all state standings budget bill this week included a provision that would require local 911 service boards to reimburse the state for what are called “reasonable costs” for...Read More

19 year old motorcyclist tops record for top speeder caught by police

Hunter 06/13/25 A Marion man allegedly reached speeds of up to 177 miles per hour during a Wednesday night pursuit. The Cedar Rapids Police Department reports that 19-year-old Kyle Ward was doing dangerous stunts on his motorcycle...Read More

National News

Over 240 killed, 1 survivor after Air India Dreamliner plane crash in Ahmedabad

More than 240 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed moments after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, in what authorities called the world’s worst aviation disaster in a...Read More

Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed, temporarily detained during DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem’s LA news conference

California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly escorted out of a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and briefly taken into custody, after attempting to pose a question to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem was in...Read More

Pres. Trump announces U.S., China deal on rare earth minerals is ‘done’

President Donald Trump announced that the United States and China have come to an agreement over trade and the acquisition of rare earth minerals. Rare earth elements and magnets widely used by the automotive and defense sectors...Read More