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Iowa City man charged with OWI after reported erratic driving

Hunter 04/20/26 An Iowa City man faces jail time after reports of his erratic driving led to an OWI charge. The evening of April 15th, 51-year-old Fidel Garcia of South Van Buren Street was observed driving northbound...Read More

Bar patron arrested for public intoxication after incident downtown

Hunter 04/20/26 A Chicagoland man was arrested early Sunday in Iowa City after an incident in the downtown area. According to court documents, 21-year-old John Giovenco of Palatine was observed at approximately 1:15am, allegedly yelling at other...Read More

Texas man speeding through Coralville arrested on drug charges

Hunter 04/20/26 A Texas man traveling through Iowa was stopped for speeding and now faces felony drug charges. Just before Midnight on Saturday, 50-year-old Jonathon Brown of San Antonio was headed westbound on I80 when he was...Read More

Shelter House resident accused of rifling through backpacks in downtown Iowa City

Hunter 04/20/26 An Iowa City man was charged with theft after allegedly going through backpacks at the Old Capital Center earlier this month. According to police, 46-year-old Yahya Karim was seen on security cameras the evening of...Read More

Iowa City man arrested after alleged theft of bicycles

Hunter 04/20/26 An Iowa City man was arrested recently after allegedly taking two bicycles from an apartment complex. Police say 33-year-old Davonte Coleman of Page Street took the bikes from the outside location of Aspire Apartment Complex’s...Read More

Police continue to investigate weekend shooting on IC ped mall

Hunter 04/20/26 Iowa City Police continue to investigate a shooting on the Iowa City Ped Mall early Sunday morning that injured five, including three University of Iowa students. One of the injured is said to be in...Read More

Hawkeyes drop series finale to Maryland

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team fell to Maryland, 16–5, in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field. “I’m disappointed in more than one way,” head coach Rick Heller said....Read More

Iowa defeats Indiana in series finale

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa softball team defeated Indiana, 4-2, in Sunday’s series finale at Bob Pearl Field. HOW IT HAPPENED The Hawkeyes struck first, taking a 3-0 lead in the...Read More

Iowa City man arrested after picking up Post Office package containing six pounds of meth

Hunter 04/19/26 An Iowa City man faces up to 25 years in prison after allegedly picking up a package at the city’s Post Office containing methamphetamine. According to the arrest report, the Post office intercepted the package,...Read More

Iowa City man charged with assaulting wife in front of child

Hunter 04/19/26 An Iowa City man was arrested on a warrant stemming from a 2025 incident where he allegedly attacked his wife. Court documents indicate the incident occurred the evening of November 17th at the Samoa Court...Read More

Area transient charged with assaulting Shelter House resident

Hunter 04/19/26 An area transient is accused of following a Shelter House resident down the street and assaulting her. Police say 46-year-old Kelli Rehwinkel followed the victim Friday morning from Shelter House to the Waterfront Drive HyVee....Read More

Cedar Rapids man charged after hitting IC parking ramp ticket booth

Hunter 04/19/26 A Cedar Rapids man faces possible jail time after he hit a ticket booth in a downtown Iowa City parking ramp. According to the police report, 20-year-old Darvell Smith of Elmhurst Drive NE was heard...Read More

Cedar Rapids Police Investigating Friday Night Stabbing

City of CR release 04/19/26 Cedar Rapids Police are investigating a Friday night incident involving two males. Officers responding to a call for a stabbing near the intersection of 1st Ave NW and 16th St NW at...Read More

National News

Eight children killed in Shreveport, LA mass shooting tied to domestic incident

An early-morning mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, left eight children dead and several others injured after what authorities believe began as a domestic dispute. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 6 a.m. Sunday in a neighborhood...Read More

Five injured, including three students, in shooting near University of Iowa

Five people were wounded early Sunday after gunfire broke out in downtown Iowa City near the University of Iowa campus. Police responded around 1:46 a.m. in the 100 block of East College Street, where a large fight...Read More

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and wife found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before taking his own life at their home in Annandale, Virginia, according to authorities. Police say the couple’s teenage children were inside the house when...Read More