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MidAmerican warns customers about fraudulent customer service phone numbers in internet search results

MidAmerican Energy news release DES MOINES, Iowa (July 16, 2026) – MidAmerican Energy is urging customers to be cautious when using search engines to find the company’s customer service phone number. Scammers are using paid search engine...Read More

Tiffin firefighters respond to helicopter crash

Lang 7/16/26 Tiffin firefighters responded to the scene of a helicopter crash Wednesday night. A news release from the Tiffin Fire Department indicates the crash occurred in the area of 2862 Rohret Road just before 7:45 p.m....Read More

Iowa City Police arrest man they say was walking naked through public park

Lang 7/16/26 Iowa City Police have arrested a man they say was naked in a public park during broad daylight. Officers were called to Riverfront Crossings Park on South Clinton Street just before 7:30 Wednesday night for...Read More

Iowa City Senior Center to open Natural Perspectives exhibition

Edited release 07/16/26 The Iowa City Senior Center will host an opening reception for “Natural Perspectives: Light, Landscape & Season” from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Historic Post Office Gallery’s Main Gallery, 28 S. Linn...Read More

Second Iowa City robbery suspect reaches plea agreement

Lang 7/16/26 One of two downtown Iowa City robbery suspects has reached a plea deal. Two Cedar Rapids men…20-year-old J’Mirrion Walton and 21-year-old Andrue Cunningham…were accused of robbing a man outside the Iowa City Public Library at...Read More

Next court date set for Iowa City murder suspect

Lang 7/16/26 The next court date has been scheduled for an Iowa City murder suspect. On Wednesday, Judge Valerie Clay set a Monday hearing for 20-year-old Denario Mobley. Mobley is charged with shooting 38-year-old Christine Blount behind...Read More

Suspended sentence handed down to South Carolina woman accused of extorting Iowa City resident and sending money to prison inmates

Lang 7/15/26 A suspended sentence has been handed down to a South Carolina woman accused of extorting an Iowa City man out of thousands of dollars, then sending the money to prison inmates. Iowa City Police say...Read More

Applications for IC Schools financial oversight committee reach over 160

Hunter 07/15/26 The window has closed for applications to become part of the Iowa City Community School District oversight committee, with 164 applications received. The Gazette reports only 57 of those applications will be evaluated on their...Read More

Iowa AG announces multistate settlement against 23andMe

Edited release 07/15/26 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide. Due to...Read More

Iowa City woman charged after shattering glass door

Hunter 07/15/26 An Iowa City woman was taken into custody Sunday on a warrant regarding a criminal mischief charge. The incident occurred June 29th at approximately 12:51pm. According to police, 25-year-ld Ben’Yana Harper of the Town and...Read More

Coralville man accused of choking woman

Hunter 07/15/26 A Coralville man has been arrested after allegedly choking a woman over the weekend. Police say 19-year-old Jermaine Holmes-Fraley of 10th Street Place got into a verbal altercation with the victim in the parking lot...Read More

Judge rules Ped Mall shooting suspect’s case will not be transferred to juvenile court

Hunter 07/15/26 The teenage suspect in the April 19th Ped Mall shooting that injured five will not have his case transferred to juvenile court. Damarian Jones was 17 when the incident occurred, and has since turned 18....Read More

Coralville man charged after allegedly trying to resist officers

Hunter 07/15/26 A Coralville man was taken into custody on a warrant last month, but not allegedly without a fight. The morning of June 25th, police stopped 37-year-old Jamal Holmes of Holiday Road was contacted at his...Read More

National News

Search continues in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island after capsized boat leaves 1 dead, 3 missing

A major search-and-rescue operation continues in San Francisco Bay after a 50-foot vessel carrying 20 people capsized and sank Tuesday afternoon near Alcatraz Island. The maritime disaster, which occurred approximately 600 yards off the coast of the...Read More

Senate Judiciary Committee grills Acting AG Todd Blanche at confirmation hearing

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, facing a grueling five-hour confirmation hearing as he seeks to secure a permanent appointment as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. Blanche, whom President...Read More

ICE suspends most vehicle enforcement stops after two fatal shootings

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has temporarily halted most vehicle stops nationwide following two fatal shootings involving agency officers in Texas and Maine, a move that marks a significant shift in enforcement tactics. The directive, which went into...Read More