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Iowa City buying two Summit Street properties for affordable housing

Hunter 10/07/24 Iowa City plans to buy two properties on Summit Street for the purpose of building affordable housing. The Gazette reports the city is spending $750,000 on the two parcels, with a combined 1.85 acres, located...Read More

Football fans lapped up millions worth of alcohol in 2023 season

Hunter 10/07/24 Alcohol sales at Kinnick Stadium during the 2023 football season showed a marked increase from the year before. The Gazette reports it got figures from an open records request. They found Iowa Athletics netted $3.2...Read More

Iowa City man charged with disorderly conduct after reported downtown fight

Hunter 10/07/24 An Iowa City man was taken into custody early Sunday after allegedly being involved in a downtown fight. The incident occurred a little after 1:30am near the intersection of Linn and College streets. Anthony Biancalana...Read More

Coralville woman charged with child endangerment after allegedly leaving toddlers unattended

Hunter 10/07/24 A Coralville woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly leaving two toddlers unattended. Police say they were dispatched to the 10th street residence of 24-year-old Courtney Hennes at 10:37pm after it was reported she was passed...Read More

Virginia man accused of operating semi while intoxicated

Hunter 10/07/24 A Virginia man was taken into custody after allegedly operating his semi while intoxicated. A call came into the Johnson County Communications Center Thursday at approximately 1:42 pm from a concerned citizen saying that an...Read More

Iowa City woman accused of using debit card to steal from victim

Hunter 10/07/24 An Iowa City woman was arrested after an investigation determined that she withdrew money from a victim’s account without permission. On the morning of August 5th, 34-year-old Rena Rocqumore of the Town and Campus Apartments...Read More

Two arrested after road rage incident in Washington

Hunter 10/07/24 Two men were arrested Sunday afternoon after a road rage incident in Washington. According to a release from Washington police, officers responded to multiple calls about a motor vehicle accident with shots fired in the...Read More

University of Iowa experienced internet outage most of Sunday

Hunter 10/07/24 A widespread information technology outage Sunday took down internet access across the University of Iowa and multiple campus IT systems. The ITS website first posted the outage at 9:26am, saying they were aware of a...Read More

UI experiences widespread IT outage Sunday

From the @uiowa X account: Early Sunday, the University of Iowa experienced a widespread outage of many IT systems across campus. Information Technology Services (ITS) worked diligently to resolve issues, and service is now restored. Please plan to attend...Read More

North Liberty woman accused of threatening domestic partner with a knife

Lang 10/6/24 A North Liberty woman is accused of threatening her domestic partner with a knife. Iowa City Police say 32-year-old Montray Oliver of Jaro Way arrived at the alleged victim’s residence at The Quarters on Highway...Read More

Marion man accused of lifting blinds of Iowa City apartment from the outside, masturbating in front of resident now faces more charges

Lang 10/6/24 A Marion man accused of lifting the shades of an Iowa City apartment window from the outside and masturbating in front of the resident now faces more charges after he allegedly peeked through other Iowa...Read More

Suspect in Iowa City sexual assault case found guilty in similar Waterloo cases

Lang 10/6/24 A suspect in an Iowa City sexual assault case has been found guilty of similar crimes in Waterloo. 27-year-old Asante Walker-Garcia Adams of Heritage Drive in North Liberty was found guilty of 1st Degree Burglary...Read More

Two ICPD officers injured pursuing underage drinking suspect

Lang 10/6/24 Two Iowa City Police officers were injured while chasing an underage drinking suspect from a downtown nightclub. Officers were investigating a trespassing complaint at D.C.’s on the Ped Mall just before 1:30 Saturday morning when...Read More

National News

Frontier Airlines jet catches fire while landing at Las Vegas airport

A Frontier Airlines flight from San Diego to Las Vegas caught fire Saturday and was forced to make an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. Per NBC News, one of the pilots...Read More

Two male youths arrested in assault on former NY Gov. David Paterson and his stepson

Two male youths, ages 12 and 13, have been arrested in connection to Friday night’s attack on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa. Paterson, 70, and his 20-year-old stepson, Anthony Sliwa were...Read More

Melania Trump supports abortion rights: ‘there is no room for compromise’ regarding women’s freedoms

In a video posted to social media, Melania Trump confirm a report from The Guardian stating that she voices support for abortion rights in her new memoir, “Melania,” set to be released on Tuesday, Oct. 8th (preorder:...Read More