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Local state senators pushing legislation to protect mobile home owners

Local state senators pushing legislation to protect mobile home owners Hunter 4/18/19 State senators Zach Wahls and Kevin Kinney plan to introduce legislation that would protect mobile home owners. The bill would require “good cause” for evictions...Read More

Hoover exhibit now cancelled after questions raised about authenticity

Hoover exhibit now cancelled after questions raised about authenticity Hunter 4/18/19 A planned exhibit at the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum has now been cancelled due to some questions about some of the items loaned for the...Read More

Kernels Golf Carts prove irresistible to thief

Kernels Golf Carts prove irresistible to thief Hunter 4/17/19 Golf carts used by employees of the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium are proving irresistible to thieves, who have absconded with them on two occasions over...Read More

IC woman arrested after alleged assault on boyfriend

IC woman arrested after alleged assault on boyfriend Hunter 4/17/19 An Iowa City woman was taken into custody Tuesday after allegedly assaulting her boyfriend while their child was in the next room. Police were dispatched to the...Read More

UI paid millions to keep Modern Piping off Pharmacy Building project

UI paid millions to keep Modern Piping off Pharmacy Building project Hunter 4/17/19 An ongoing feud between the University of Iowa and one of their contractors cost the school millions when they bid out specs on a...Read More

Sentencing set for alleged shooter in 2017 Armed Robbery

Sentencing set for alleged shooter in 2017 Armed Robbery Hunter 4/16/19 Sentencing has been set for a man accused of being the shooter in an armed robbery in Coralville back in December of 2017. Police charged then...Read More

UI names Associate VP for Diversity Equity & Inclusion

UI names Associate VP for Diversity Equity & Inclusion Hunter 4/16/19 The University of Iowa has named TaJuan Wilson, executive director of Student Programs and Diversity and assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina to...Read More

New carts increase recycling in IC

New carts increase recycling in IC Hunter 4/15/19 The installation of new recycling carts in Iowa City has resulted in a large increase in recycling participation. Recycling Coordinator Jane Wilch reports in a release from the city...Read More

World News

U.S. Naval Academy To Ban Transgender Students Starting In 2020

The Department Of Defense has confirmed that the U.S. Naval Academy will ban people who are transgender from attending the school, beginning with the 2020 school year. The school in Annapolis, Maryland, currently accepts transgender students and...Read More

Woman ‘Infatuated’ With Columbine Found Dead With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Sol Pais, the 18-year-old Florida woman who was said to be “infatuated” with 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, was found dead Wednesday near Mount Evans in Clear Creek County, west of Denver, officials there said. Pais...Read More

“Chewy Chips Ahoy!” Cookies Recalled Due To “Unexpected Solidified Ingredient”

The packages are red and have the word “Chewy” emblazoned on them in multiple locations. No other Chips Ahoy products are included in the recall. Chips Ahoy Recalled Over ‘Unexpected’ Ingredient Via www.msn.com A Chips … select...Read More

CDC Warns Public Of Measles Cases Surging Nearly 20 Percent In April

Health officials are reporting that the number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent in the week ended April 11, in the country’s second-worst outbreak in nearly two...Read More

Structure Of Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris Is Saved As Fire Rages

Hours after a massive fire engulfed the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, a city official said the structure of the building had been saved. The fire at the cathedral caused the roof to collapse,...Read More

Security Concerns Concerning Rep. Ilhan Omar Increase After Video Tweeted By President Trump

Hours after Rep. Ilhan Omar released a statement reporting death threats following a tweeted attack from President Donald Trump, the President Trump again tweeted about Omar, saying: “before Nancy [Pelosi], who has lost all control of Congress...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

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