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CR man accused of smoking meth while driving on I-80

Lang 1/25/20 Allegedly smoking meth while driving on Interstate 80 has led to a Cedar Rapids man’s arrest. Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to a driver swerving back and forth between all three lanes of traffic...Read More

Armed Quad Cities man arrested after Iowa City traffic stop

Lang 1/25/20 A Quad Cities man was arrested early Saturday morning after he was allegedly found armed with a loaded gun and carrying drugs during an Iowa City traffic stop. Iowa City Police pulled over 22-year-old Justice...Read More

Passenger in IC traffic stop arrested after allegedly threatening officer’s family

Lang 1/25/20 A passenger in an Iowa City traffic stop faces charges that he threatened the family of a police officer. Online records show Iowa City Police arrested 21-year-old Timothy Kelly of Sugar Pine Drive Northeast in...Read More

Fight in front of IC pizzeria leads to 2 arrests

Lang 1/25/20 A fight in front of a downtown Iowa City pizzeria has led to a pair of arrests. Iowa City Police on foot patrol noticed 20-year-old Edgar Nunez of South Gilbert Street and 19-year-old Hampton Minniefield...Read More

IC transient charged with threatening man at Shelter House

Hunter 01/24/20 An Iowa City transient has been charged with harassment after threatening a Shelter House resident. According to police, 29-year-old Edward Fitch was at the facility Thursday night at approximately 7:10 when he confronted a man...Read More

Rockford man charged after alleged confrontation with IC Police

Hunter 01/24/20 A Rockford Illinois man has been taken into custody after officers allegedly had to use chemical spray to detain him. Arrest reports indicate that 26-year-old Teyvious Montgomery came into contact with authorities just after 11pm...Read More

IC man who skipped trial arrested

Hunter 01/24/20 An Iowa City man who failed to show up for his trial twice has been arrested. According to police, now 19-year-old Anthony Allen Smith of Westwinds Drive was the subject of a police call on...Read More

Coralville Police seek burglary suspect

The Coralville Police Department is trying to identify this subject reference a burglary. Any assistance is great appreciated, this is reference C20000042. Iowa City Area CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to $1000 for information...Read More

World News

Actress Annabella Sciorra Takes Stand In Trial Against Harvey Weinstein

“Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra took the witness stand on Thursday at the trial agains Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who she alleges violently raped her at her apartment. Sciorra’s testimony is the first and one of the most...Read More

Longtime PBS Anchorman Jim Lehrer Dies At 85

Jim Lehrer, the longtime anchorman for PBS who appeared on the air for more than 30 years until his retirement in 2011, died Thursday at 85, the news organization announced. Lehner died “peacefully in his sleep,” according...Read More

Plane Crash Kills Four At Airport In Southern California

Authorities say that four people were killed Wednesday in a crash of a small airplane at a Southern California airfield. The plane went down at Corona Municipal Airport, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, Corona police...Read More

Senate Hears Opening Arguments On Day 2 Of Impeachment Trial

The Senate reconvened Wednesday afternoon to hear opening arguments from the House’s impeachment managers. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff kicked off the proceedings, diving into a recitation of the facts at the center of the case,...Read More

Senate Impeachment Trial Of President Trump Begins

President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial began on Tuesday, with prosecutors from the House of Representatives and lawyers for the White House debating how the case should proceed. Votes over changes to the trial format showed Democrats...Read More

First US Case Of Deadly Coronavirus Reported In Washington State

On Tuesday, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first U.S. case of the deadly new coronavirus. The CDC and Washington state officials said the man, in his 30s, was in good condition at Providence...Read More

IC man faces sexual assault charge after hotel incident

Lang 12/7/19 An Iowa City man faces a sexual assault charge after an incident last summer at a downtown hotel. The alleged assault was reported to Iowa City Police on July 14th. The reporting party claimed 26-year-old...Read More

Iowa men’s basketball team hoping to use early season lessons in second shot against Michigan state

Iowa men’s basketball team hoping to use early season lessons in second shot against Michigan state KCJJ Staff 01/23/19 The #19 Iowa men’s basketball team has its first second-look at a team this season, hosting #6 Michigan...Read More

Regents to conduct mid-year evaluations this week

Regents to conduct mid-year evaluations this week KCJJ Staff 01/15/19 The Iowa Board of Regents this week will conduct performance reviews of their executive level employees. The Regents are meeting at the board office in Urbandale to...Read More