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New Cancer Registry report projects rise in deaths this year

Hunter 03/22/26 The Iowa Cancer Registry’s 2026 report projects 100 more residents will die from the disease this year compared to last year. The Daily Iowan reports an estimated 21,700 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowans,...Read More

Judge sharply criticizes federal officials for handling of immigration detention case in Iowa

Hunter 03/22/26 An Iowa judge has criticized federal officials for refusing to release an immigrant from the Muscatine County Jail without a court order. Iowa Capitol Dispatch reports US District Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger tols the US...Read More

Iowa City man faces assault charge from incident in January

Hunter 03/22/26 An Iowa City man faces possible jail time after allegedly assaulting a man earlier this year. The incident allegedly occurred at a Keokuk Street apartment at around 9:30pm January 4th. According to the police report,...Read More

Elizabeth Warren backs Wahls for US Senate spot

Hunter 03/22/26 State Senator Zach Wahls has received a powerful endorsement in his bid for the US Senate. The Gazette reports Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has endorsed Wahls in the state Democratic primary, adding a prominent...Read More

Excessive speeding leads to OWI arrest of Louisiana man

Hunter 03/22/26 A Louisiana man who allegedly was speeding excessively while heading northbound on I380 faces an OWI charge. At approximately 1:40am Sunday, 35-year-old Newtrell Brown of New Orleans was clocked going 95 miles per hour in...Read More

Iowa women’s basketball advances in NCAA Tournament with 58-48 win over FDU

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – 2-seed Iowa (27-6) defeated 15-seed FDU (30-5) in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in Iowa City, 58-48. Jan Jensen picked up her 50th career win as head coach of the...Read More

Caliendo finishes as NCAA runner-up, Hawkeyes fourth as a team

UI Athletics news release CLEVELAND — University of Iowa wrestler Michael Caliendo finished as the NCAA runner-up at 165 pounds on Saturday night at the 2026 NCAA Championships at Rocket Arena. Iowa finished fourth in the team race...Read More

Script flipped on Heartlanders in final two periods, 7-2

Iowa Heartlanders news release Bloomington, IL — The Iowa Heartlanders scored the first two goals, but the Bloomington Bison rallied in a penalty-filled affair, 7-2, Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena. The Bison scored three times in the second...Read More

National Weather Service warns of increased fire danger Saturday

...Elevated Fire Danger Today... Strong southwest winds gusting up to 30 MPH will combine with near record or record warmth, low humidity, and dried vegetation to produce an Elevated Fire Danger today. If a fire were to...Read More

Where bills on property tax, pipelines and more stand after second funnel

By:Robin Opsahl, Brooklyn Draisey and Cami Koons (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Following the second “funnel” deadline of the Iowa legislative session, lawmakers often aim to shift their focus from policy to budgeting. But as lawmakers hit week 10 of the 2026 session,...Read More

Caliendo reaches NCAA Finals and Iowa crowns four more All-Americans

UI Athletics news release CLEVELAND — University of Iowa wrestler Michael Caliendo (165) advanced to the finals and the Hawkeyes crowned four additional All-Americans during Session IV on Friday night at the 2026 NCAA Championships at Rocket Arena....Read More

Iowa City man pleads guilty to charges he used makeshift flame-thrower against ICPD officer

Lang 3/21/26 A man accused of using a makeshift flame-thrower against an Iowa City Police officer has reached a plea deal. Court records show earlier this week 51-year-old Christopher Gingerich pleaded guilty to charges of Assault on...Read More

Iowa City Fire Department extinguishes vegetation fire near church

Lang 3/21/26 Firefighters extinguished a vegetation fire near an Iowa City church Friday afternoon. Data from the PulsePoint app shows a controlled burn outside St. Andrew Presbyterian Church on Gathering Place Lane was reported to the Johnson...Read More

National News

Nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Sec’y of Homeland Security advances after narrow committee vote

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is one step nearer to becoming the next head of the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee narrowly approved his nomination on Thursday. The panel voted 8–7...Read More

Missing University of Alabama student on spring break in Barcelona is found dead

Update: Authorities announced on Thursday that University of Alabama student James “Jimmy” Gracey, 20, who was reported missing in Barcelona, Spain while on spring break, has been found dead. A representative from the Barcelona police said in...Read More

Trump Administration temporarily lifts shipping rules to tackle rising fuel costs

The Trump Administration has approved a 60-day suspension of the Jones Act, aiming to ease pressure on fuel prices and stabilize supply chains disrupted by escalating tensions involving Iran. The century-old law typically requires that goods transported...Read More