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IHSAA boys basketball rankings for 2/9/26

Class 4A RANK SCHOOL W L 1 Cedar Falls 17 0 2 Waukee 15 2 3 Waukee Northwest 15 3 4 Dowling Catholic 15 2 5 Dubuque Senior 17 1 6 Ames 17 2 7 Ankeny 9...Read More

Coralville woman accused of misappropriating thousands of dollars from elderly patient

Hunter 02/09/26 A Coralville woman was arrested Sunday after an investigation determined she stole thousands of dollars from an elderly patient in her care. Back in February of last year, the victim, who is the resident of...Read More

Activists protest at Coral Ridge Mall Target

Hunter 02/09/26 A nationwide protest by Mennonite Action featured hundreds gathering at Target in Coral Ridge Mall Sunday. KCRG TV reports the protest is against ICE and Target, headquartered in Minnesota. Aliese Gingerich with Iowa Mennonite Action...Read More

North Liberty man charged after weapon found during OWI arrest

Hunter 02/09/26 Allegedly driving with a weapon while intoxicated could mean jail time for a North Liberty man. An officer stopped 37-year-old Craig Kuepker of Grouse Lane at 1:53am January 30th for turning into oncoming traffic at...Read More

Area transient charged with assaulting subject of no contact order

Hunter 02/09/26 An area transient faces a number of charges after allegedly violating a no-contact order and assaulting the subject of the order. The incident occurred on the 100 block of South Linn Street, where witnesses allegedly...Read More

Tiffin woman faces weapon charge after allegedly driving towards oncoming traffic

Hunter 02/09/26 A Tiffin woman who allegedly was on the wrong side of the road driving towards oncoming traffic faces possible jail time after marijuana and a weapon was discovered during the ensuing traffic stop. 47-year-old Laticia...Read More

Cedar Rapids School Board to vote on consolidation plan

Hunter 02/09/26 The Cedar Rapids School Board, facing a multi-million dollar budget gap, is set to vote on its plan to consolidate its buidlings. KCRG TV9 reports after offering three different concepts, the district’s survey shows the...Read More

Prescribed fire workshop to take place Wednesday

02/09/26 Landowners interested in using prescribed fire as a management tool for prairies and woodlands are invited to attend a Landowner’s Prescribed Fire Workshop this Wednesday from 8am-4 pm at FW Kent Park in Oxford. Attendees will...Read More

Executive Director of Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition announces run for Supervisor

Edited release 02/08/26 Jessica Andino, a lifelong Johnson County resident, community leader, small business co-owner, and public health researcher, has announced her candidacy for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, seeking to represent District 2 in the...Read More

Legislation introduced that would criminalize abortion in Iowa

Hunter 02/08/26 Republican Representative Zach Dieken has introduced legislation that would abolish and criminalize abortion by classifying it as homicide. The Daily Iowan reports the legislation was written by Bradley Pierce, president of the Foundation to Abolish...Read More

Dubuque man charged with stealing valuable comic books

Hunter 02/08/26 A Dubuque man was arrested late last month on a warrant stemming from a theft nearly a year ago. Police say 32-year-old Dakota Goarcke was at Bartertown Toys & Collectables the afternoon of March 19th...Read More

Ely man allegedly found with cocaine after being booked into Johnson County Jail

Hunter 02/08/26 An Ely man called in because he wouldn’t leave an apartment complex faces drug possessions charges after police allegedly found him walking on the street with cocaine. Police were called to the 100 block of...Read More

New research shows high lung cancer rates in Iowa

Hunter 02/08/26 New research from the University of Iowa College of Public Health shows Linn County is among roughly a dozen Iowa counties with significantly higher overall cancer rates, and advanced stage lung cancer is particularly problematic...Read More

National News

Seattle Seahawks defeat New England Patriots to win Super Bowl LX

Seattle’s punishing defense set the tone from start to finish, powering the Seahawks to a convincing 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif....Read More

Savannah Guthrie and siblings issue plea for mother’s safe return in latest video message

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have issued a new, emotional public appeal as authorities continue searching for their mother, Nancy Guthrie, who investigators believe was abducted from her home near Tucson, Arizona. In a brief video shared...Read More

Search for Nancy Guthrie continues as FBI offers $50,000 reward for information into her disappearance

The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of ‘TODAY’ co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, intensified Thursday as investigators released a clearer sequence of events from the night she vanished and confirmed that federal authorities are now fully involved....Read More