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7th suspect arrested in connection with party near Shueyville advertised on social media as having marijuana present

Lang 5/19/25 A seventh suspect has been charged in connection with a party at an Airbnb near Shueyville that was advertised with a flyer on social media as having marijuana present. Iowa City Police say 29-year-old Malik...Read More

Iowa Supreme Court upholds dismissal of defamation case filed by former West High coach

Lang 5/19/25 The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former West High coach against the Iowa City Community School District. Former West High girls’ tennis coach Amie Villarini sued the...Read More

Subject of ICE detainer sentenced in attempted enticement of a minor case

Lang 5/16/25 The subject of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer has been sentenced to one month in jail after reaching a plea deal in an Iowa City case involving the attempted enticement of a minor. 29-year-old...Read More

Coralville man reaches plea deal after Iowa City assault that sent victim to the hospital with permanent disfigurement

Lang 5/19/25 A Coralville man has pleaded guilty to an Iowa City assault that hospitalized and disfigured the victim. 21-year-old Kalvin Mendieta of the Western Hills Estates manufactured housing community entered the plea on Friday. Details of...Read More

Car fire closes I-80 Williamsburg exit Sunday night

Lang 5/19/25 A car fire temporarily closed an exit on Interstate 80 in Iowa County Sunday night. The fire was reported on the eastbound Williamsburg exit ramp just before 6:00. The Iowa Department of Transportation reported the...Read More

High school baseball season begins Monday

Lang 5/18/25 The Iowa high school baseball season begins on Monday. Here are the games involving local teams: Dubuque Senior vs. City High @ Mercer Park (2); 5:00 West High @ Waterloo West (2); 5:00 Liberty @...Read More

Large fight outside downtown Iowa City nightclub leads to multiple assault charges against Illinois man

Lang 5/18/25 A large fight outside a downtown Iowa City nightclub has led to multiple assault charges against an Illinois man. Iowa City Police were called to a brawl outside DC’s on the Ped Mall just after...Read More

Transient accused of assaulting ICPD officer outside Emma Goldman Clinic

Lang 5/18/25 An Iowa City Police officer reports being assaulted by a transient outside the Emma Goldman Clinic. The officer was called to the North Dubuque Street facility just before 1:30 Saturday afternoon for a suspicious person...Read More

Multiple agencies respond to fire at Breckenridge Estates manufactured housing community

Lang 5/18/25 Multiple agencies responded to a fire at the Breckenridge Estates manufactured housing community earlier this week. Firefighters from Iowa City, West Branch and Hills descended on the Taft Avenue SE mobile home park just before...Read More

UI Police arrest Iowa City man accused of selling heroin and cocaine throughout Johnson County

Lang 5/18/25 University of Iowa Police have arrested an Iowa City man they say sold heroin, cocaine and other drugs throughout Johnson County over the last year. 35-year-old John Williams of Nex Avenue faces six Controlled Substance...Read More

Iowa baseball earns #3 seed in Big Ten tournament

Lang 5/17/25 The University of Iowa baseball team slipped to the #3 seed in the Big Ten tournament after Saturday’s 13-4 loss to #5 Oregon at Banks Field. The Hawkeyes finish below the co-champion Ducks and UCLA...Read More

Iowa City man arrested after late night police chase through University Heights

Lang 5/17/25 A late night police chase through University Heights has led to the arrest of an Iowa City man. University Heights Police say an officer was finishing up a traffic stop at Melrose Avenue and Mormon...Read More

Iowa City murder suspect waives right to speedy trial

Lang 5/17/25 An Iowa City murder suspect has waived his right to a speedy trial. That’s according to court documents released Friday in the case of 44-year-old Antavis M.W. Watson. Watson was arrested on April 1st and...Read More

National News

Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with “aggressive” form of prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden’s personal office announced in a statement that he has been diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer, after seeing a doctor last week. Wall Street Journal reporter Ken Thomas was the first to report the...Read More

FBI says fatal car explosion outside Palm Springs fertility clinic was an ‘act of terrorism’

An explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California on Saturday resulted in one fatality and four injuries, in what authorities are describing as an “intentional act of terrorism.” Palm Springs is located about 110 miles...Read More

Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan pleads not guilty to federal obstruction charges

A Wisconsin judge has entered a plea of not guilty to federal charges alleging she interfered with the arrest of a migrant outside her courtroom. On Thursday, Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan entered a plea of...Read More