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Victim in Cedar River boat crash airlifted to UIHC

Lang 5/27/23 The victim of a boat crash on the Cedar River has been airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, just after 1pm Saturday 51-year-old Jeffrey...Read More

Wellman firefighters extinguish structure fire

Lang 5/27/23 Wellman firefighters extinguished a structure fire Saturday afternoon. According to the Wellman Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page, crews were called to a fully-engulfed shed on the 1600 block of Madison Avenue at 12:45pm. Kalona and...Read More

Gov. Reynolds appoints Coralville resident as 6th Judicial District Judge

Lang 5/27/23 Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed a Coralville woman as a district judge in Judicial District 6. Elizabeth Dupuich currently serves as an Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District...Read More

Hope House resident back in custody after absconding from UIHC

Lang 5/27/23 A Hope House resident is back in custody after the Department of Corrections says he absconded from the Universality of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Online records indicate that sometime on Friday 34-year-old Rakeem I’shod Eberhart...Read More

Duck’s Breath Mystery Theater launches YouTube channel

Lang 5/27/23 A legendary comedy troupe formed in Iowa City has launched a YouTube page featuring some of their classic sketches. Ducks’ Breath Mystery Theater formed in Iowa City in 1975 before moving to San Francisco the...Read More

Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, removes books depicting sex acts from school libraries

AP 5/27/23 Iowa teachers are now banned from raising gender identity or sexual orientation issues with children through the sixth grade. The new law signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds also mandates the removal of all books...Read More

Gov. Reynolds signs bill loosening child labor laws

AP 5/27/23 Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The Republican governor signed the law after it was approved by the Legislature earlier...Read More

Coralville woman accused of threatening her neighbor with baseball bat and knife, then striking her with a metal pot

Lang 5/27/23 A Coralville woman faces charges that she threatened her neighbor with a baseball bat, then a knife, then hit the person with a metal pot. That’s according to Coralville Police, who say the incident occurred...Read More

Iowa City Municipal Airport Charitable Giving Fund takes flight, is now accepting donations

Lang 5/27/23 The Iowa City Airport Commission has announced it has established the Iowa City Municipal Airport Charitable Giving Fund, which aims to raise money for improvements to the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The fund will assist...Read More

Iowa City Animal Services investigates dog bite

Lang 5/26/23 Iowa City Animal Services is seeking the owner of a dog that bit a pedestrian Friday morning. According to a City of Iowa City news release, a person was bitten by a dog around 7...Read More

Iowa state auditor Rob Sand blasts retiring University of Iowa AD Gary Barta, demands transparency from UI

Lang/AP 5/26/23 Iowa state auditor Rob Sand is blasting outgoing University of Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta, whose retirement was announced by the school on Friday. The 59-year-old Barta will retire on August 1st after 17 years...Read More