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Rally & Rise for Hunger Pickleball Tournament set for Sunday morning

CommUnity news release Rally & Rise with CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in a new pickleball tournament fundraiser! This mixed doubles tournament will include a fun afternoon of competition with lots of great prizes. Register through...Read More

Suspect arrested in Iowa City assault that sent victim to ICU

Lang 4/18/26 A suspect has been arrested for a downtown Iowa City assault that sent the victim to a local intensive care unit.. 31-year-old Johnny Hua of East Jefferson Street was booked into the Johnson County Jail...Read More

Iowa City man accused of multiple sex offender registry violations

Lang 4/18/26 An Iowa City man could spend decades in prison after numerous alleged sex offender registry violations. 31-year-old Ashton Allen of Oakcrest Street was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 7:45 Friday night. Iowa City...Read More

Trial continues in Iowa City murder case

Lang 4/18/26 Trial began this week in an Iowa City murder case. 45-year-old Antavis M.W. Watson is accused of shooting 38-year-old Elijah Williams of Iowa City as Williams and his girlfriend, Mindy Colwell, were in a car...Read More

Judge rejects plea deal in case of North Liberty man accused of attempting to entice a minor

Lang 4/18/26 A judge has rejected a plea agreement reached by prosecutors in the case of a North Liberty man accused of trying to entice a minor. Online records show 39-year-old Jose Arturo De La Cruz Garcia...Read More

Nelson, Heartlanders stun Bison on stormy night, 4-3

Iowa Heartlanders news release Bloomington, IL — Iowa Heartlanders forward Jaxon Nelson scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 19.9 seconds to go, slinging the Heartlanders to a 4-3 win over the Bloomington Bison Friday at...Read More

Iowa softball rained out, doubleheader set for Saturday

UI Athletics news release Schedule Update: Due to severe weather the schedule for the weekend series with Indiana has been updated to: Saturday Doubleheader: Game 1 | 1:02 pm (CT) Game 2 | 3:32 pm (CT) Sunday...Read More

Iowa baseball game suspended by rain, set to resume Saturday at 1

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s baseball game against Maryland was suspended on Friday due to inclement weather. At the time of the suspension Iowa lead 6-4 in the bottom of the sixth. The Hawkeyes...Read More

Former Illinois State guard Ty’Reek Coleman commits to Iowa

Lang 4/17/26 Former Illinois State guard Ty’Reek Coleman announced his commitment to the University of Iowa on Friday, helping men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum fill a spot in his backcourt. That’s according to hawkfanaitc.com Coleman, a 6-foot-2,...Read More

Board: Iowa City mental health professional had sex with a former client

Lang 4/17/26 A state-licensed mental health professional in Iowa City is facing disciplinary actions tied to allegations of having sex with a former client. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals has charged...Read More

Driver in head-on collision on I-380 that left 1 injured given two-day jail sentence

Lang 4/17/26 The driver in a head-on collision on Interstate 380 in North Liberty that injured one person has been given a two-day jail sentence. That’s according to online records, which show Judge Deborah Minot handed that...Read More

Iowa man driving with no plates faces weapon charge

Hunter 04/17/26 A Keystone Iowa man caught driving without license plates faces jail time after police found a prohibited weapon in his vehicle. Officers observed 40-year-old Brandon Railsback driving a Jeep Patriot without plates just after 9:15pm...Read More

Cedar Rapids man accused of using another person’s identity to receive care at UIHC

Hunter 04/17/26 A Cedar Rapids man faces felony charges after allegedly using another person’s identity to receive health care at University of Iowa Health Care’s main campus. Police say 40-year-old Timothy Hill of K Street SW came...Read More

National News

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

President Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon as tensions with Iran persist

A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is set to begin, even as broader regional tensions remain unresolved. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting at 5 p.m. ET,...Read More

President Trump threatens to fire Fed. Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid probe into renovation of bank’s headquarters

Tensions between President Trump and Fed. Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are intensifying ahead of a key leadership deadline at the Federal Reserve, with the president warning he could remove Powell if he does not step aside when...Read More