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UI: Fraternity members forced into “gauntlet”, hot sauce squirted into eyes

UI: Fraternity members forced into “gauntlet”, hot sauce squirted into eyes Lang 12/15/18 More details have been released about the hazing activities perpetrated by one of four University of Iowa fraternities kicked off campus earlier this week....Read More

City High students stage walkout on Sandy Hook anniversary

City High students stage walkout on Sandy Hook anniversary Lang 12/15/18 City High students staged a walkout Friday to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre. An estimated 100 students walked out of classes around...Read More

Trial date pushed back for West Liberty man in Iowa City sexual assault case

Trial date pushed back for West Liberty man in Iowa City sexual assault case Lang 12/15/18 Trial has been delayed for a West Liberty man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a cornfield near Iowa City....Read More

IC deer sharpshooting proposal shot down by state

IC deer sharpshooting proposal shot down by state Lang 12/15/18 A proposal to reduce Iowa City’s deer population through sharpshooters has been shot down by the state. The state’s Natural Resource Commission declined the city’s request on...Read More

Case management conference reset in Iowa Avenue sexual assault case

Case management conference reset in Iowa Avenue sexual assault case Lang 12/15/18 A case management conference has been pushed back for a University of Iowa student accused in a sexual assault. 21-year-old Charles Henrichs of Governor Street...Read More

Trial delayed for Coralville man accused of sexually abusing teen

Trial delayed for Coralville man accused of sexually abusing teen KCJJ Staff 12/14/18 Trial has been delayed by more than two months for a Coralville man accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a teenager...Read More

IC man accused of sexually assaulting toddler pleads not guilty

IC man accused of sexually assaulting toddler pleads not guilty KCJJ Staff 12/14/18 An Iowa City man accused of sexually assaulting a toddler has pleaded not guilty. Court records show Andrew Harrison, 49, of Lakeside Drive, entered...Read More

UI takes registered student organization status from four fraternities

UI takes registered student organization status from four fraternities KCJJ Staff 12/13/18 The University of Iowa has removed multiple fraternities from registered student organization status over multiple violations of university code. Vice president for student life Melissa...Read More

World News

“U By Kotex” Sleek Tampons Recalled In U.S. And Canada

Kotex tampons are being pulled off the shelves by retailers across the U.S. and Canada after complaints of the product unraveling and pieces being left in the body. Some users even had to seek medical attention to...Read More

Apple Announces $1 Billion Campus In Texas, Plans To Create 20,000 U.S. Jobs

Apple is expanding its presence in the U.S. as a part of a billion-dollar investment that the company said would generate at least 5,000 new jobs. According to a statement released early Thursday morning, the company plans...Read More

Incoming New York Attorney Letitia James General Planning Investigations Of President Trump And Family

New York Attorney General-elect Letitia James plans to launch sweeping investigations into President Donald Trump, his family and “anyone” in his circle who may have violated the law once she settles into her new job next month....Read More

Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Various Crimes

A federal judge in Manhattan has sentenced Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal attorney, to three years in prison for crimes including campaign finance violation, tax evasion, and lying to Congress. U.S. Judge William Pauley said “Cohen...Read More

Time’s Person Of The Year For 2018 Is ‘The Guardians’ — Killed And Imprisoned Journalists

Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi was one of several reporters named in the award, along with Filipina journalist Maria Ressa and Reuters’ Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The Capital Gazette, the Maryland media company that lost five...Read More

Jimmy Dean Recalls More Than 29,000 Pounds Of Sausage Over Metal Fears

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, tens of thousands of pounds of Jimmy Dean meat products possibly containing pieces of metal have been recalled. The recall of more than 29,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat pork and...Read More