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Hope House resident accused of stealing car, then crashing it into a mobile home near Oxford

Lang 6/15/25 A Hope House resident is accused of stealing a car, then crashing it into a mobile home near Oxford. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says it received a report just after 9:30 Saturday night of...Read More

Barred driver arrested in Coralville after popping wheelie on his motorcycle, then crashing

Lang 6/15/25 Coralville Police have arrested a barred driver they say caught their attention when he popped a wheelie on his motorcycle, then crashed. Arrest records indicate 20-year-old Deontae Morrow of West Benton Street in Iowa City...Read More

I-380 northbound on-ramp closure at Wright Brothers Boulevard SW overnight Sunday

Iowa DOT news release CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Weather permitting, the Wright Brothers Boulevard to I-380 Northbound On-Ramp will be closed overnight Sunday, June 15th, beginning at 10 PM until Monday, June 16th, at 6 AM. Traffic will be detoured...Read More

Thousands fill downtown Iowa City for “No Kings Day” protest

Lang 6/15/25 Thousands of people filled downtown Iowa City on Saturday for a “No Kings Day” rally..one of thousands held nationwide this weekend. The rallies were designed to show public opposition to President Donald Trump and his...Read More

Rural Iowa City man reaches plea deal in arson case

Lang 6/15/25 A suspect has reached a plea deal in an Iowa City arson case. Judge Andrew Chappel set a plea hearing for September 19th in the case against 44-year-old Kenneth Davis. Davis was allegedly seen on...Read More

Guilty plea entered in Iowa City police standoff case

Lang 6/15/25 A man who allegedly eluded police and held them at bay during a standoff has reached a plea deal. Online court records show 46-year-old Justin Halter entered a written guilty plea on Friday. Details of...Read More

Iowa women’s 4×400 team places 6th at NCAA championships

UI Athletics news release EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Iowa’s 4×400-relay team of Alivia Williams, Damaris Mutunga, Olicia Lucas and Chioma Nwachukwu secured the programs first ever first-team All-America honor in the event at Hayward Field on Saturday night. The quartet clocked a...Read More

Clark drops 32 in return as Indiana Fever hand New York Liberty first loss of 2025 season

Lang 6/14/25 The Indiana Fever defeated the previously undefeated New York Liberty, 102-88, to secure their third Commissioner’s Cup victory. After missing the last five games with a left quadriceps injury, Caitlin Clark returned to the starting...Read More

4 Hawkeyes claim Final X titles

UI Athletics news release NEWARK, N.J. – Four University of Iowa women’s wrestlers claimed their spot on the 2025 Senior World Championship Team at Final X on Saturday evening at the Prudential Center. Current Hawkeyes, Kennedy Blades and Kylie Welker and Iowa...Read More

Transient accused of targeting downtown Iowa City business with graffiti

Lang 6/14/25 A transient is accused of using graffiti to target a downtown Iowa City business. A caller from an unidentified Iowa City business on the 10 block of South Dubuque Street reports 37-year-old Elizabeth Sourivong defaced...Read More

Iowa City man accused of trying to serve minors alcohol at Coralville Lake beach

Lang 6/14/25 Allegedly trying to serve alcohol to minors on a beach at Coralville Lake has led to the arrest of an Iowa City man. Law enforcement was informed of a reported sexual assault at Bohemi Beach...Read More

UI student radio station expresses concerns over Kalona radio station applying for stronger signal, higher tower

Lang 6/13/25 Representatives with the University of Iowa’s student-run radio station are expressing concern over a nearby radio station applying for a stronger signal. 89.5 KMHV in Kalona, which bills itself as “Mary’s Holy Voice”, has applied...Read More

Coralville shooting victim had history of attempted murder, weapons charges against him

Lang 6/13/25 The victim in a Coralville murder case had a history of attempted murder and weapons charges against him. 27-year-old Mason Edwards of Coralville was shot twice during a reported disturbance inside a residence in the...Read More

National News

Over 240 killed, 1 survivor after Air India Dreamliner plane crash in Ahmedabad

More than 240 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed moments after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, in what authorities called the world’s worst aviation disaster in a...Read More

Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed, temporarily detained during DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem’s LA news conference

California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly escorted out of a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and briefly taken into custody, after attempting to pose a question to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem was in...Read More

Pres. Trump announces U.S., China deal on rare earth minerals is ‘done’

President Donald Trump announced that the United States and China have come to an agreement over trade and the acquisition of rare earth minerals. Rare earth elements and magnets widely used by the automotive and defense sectors...Read More