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Iowa baseball evens season record after 4-3 win over Air Force

UI Athletics news release SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The University of Iowa baseball team earned its first win of the season, defeating Air Force 4–3 at the MLB Desert Invitational on Saturday night. Graduate transfer Logan Runde made his Hawkeye debut...Read More

Heartlanders win second straight, pull away from Wings, 6-4 to take 3-game series

Iowa Heartlanders news release Coralville, Iowa — The Iowa Heartlanders overwhelmed the Kalamazoo Wings in a 6-4 victory Saturday at Xtream Arena. Iowa tallied three goals in the second and two in the third to win the weekend...Read More

UPDATE: Lake Macbride fire spread to two different buildings, damaging residence

Lang 2/14/26 A Friday brush fire along the north shore of Lake Macbride spread to two different structures, including a residence. That’s according to Solon Fire Chief Bob Siddell, who reached out to KCJJ Saturday morning to...Read More

Iowa men’s basketball team drubbed by #13 Purdue 78-57

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team fell to No. 13 Purdue, 78-57, on Saturday evening on Mediacom court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in front of a sold-out crowd. The Hawkeyes...Read More

Multiple Washington County agencies respond to pipeline explosion near Brighton

Lang 2/14/26 Multiple Washington County agencies and others were called to a pipeline fire Saturday morning. According to the Brighton Fire Department, an explosion was reported between 315th and 325th Streets, north and south of the Skunk...Read More

Hawkeyes sweep MUSB Invitational I

UI Athletics news release MACON, Ga. – The University of Iowa softball team won all four of its games this weekend at the MUSB Invitational I. The Hawkeyes posted wins over Army (8-2) and Western Kentucky (8-6) on...Read More

UNI announces death of City High alum/Panther football player

University of Northern Iowa news release CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The University of Northern Iowa community is mourning the loss of Panther football student-athlete Parker Sutherland, who passed away on Saturday morning. The Iowa City, Iowa native appeared in...Read More

Iowa City legislators to hold listening post Sunday

Lang 2/14/26 A pair of Iowa City legislators is holding a joint listening post Sunday afternoon to address questions about the current legislative session. Rep. Elinor A. Levin and State Senator Janice Weiner will be at Sidekick...Read More

Plea deal reached in case of North Liberty man accused of attempting to entice a minor

Lang 2/14/26 A plea deal has been reached 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 of the Holiday Lodge...Read More

Iowa City firefighters battle overnight vegetation fire

Lang 2/14/26 Field fires are usually reported during daylight hours, but Iowa City firefighters were called to an overnight vegetation blaze on the city’s west side early Saturday. Crews…including the battalion chief…were dispatched to Camp Cardinal Boulevard...Read More

Field fire on shore of Lake Macbride spreads to nearby structure. multiple agencies respond

Lang 2/14/26 A vegetation fire on the shores of Lake Macbride spread to a nearby structure Friday afternoon, leading to a multi-agency response. The box alarm at 4025 Crest View Road NE, along the lake’s north shore,...Read More

Cedar Rapids man fined after slashing victim with a knife at Coralville construction site

Lang 2/14/26 A Cedar Rapids man has been fined for slashing another person with a knife at a Coralville construction site last month. Coralville Police say 49-year-old Pedro Barboza Moreno of North Towne Court NE removed a...Read More

#7 Iowa men’s wrestlers come from behind to defeat #10 Michigan 19-17

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The seventh-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 10 Michigan, 19–17, on Friday night on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa and Michigan split the matches 5–5, but Iowa...Read More

National News

Gail Slater, DOJ’s deputy antitrust chief, stepping down

Gail Slater stepped down Thursday as head of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, ending a short and contentious tenure at a pivotal moment for major corporate mergers. Her departure took effect immediately. Multiple officials familiar with the...Read More

Trump administration announces end to Minnesota immigration operation

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is ending its large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota. Border czar Tom Homan confirmed the decision during a press conference in Minneapolis, saying the operation known as Operation Metro Surge...Read More

AG Pam Bondi clashes with Democrats in testimony before House Judiciary Committee over Epstein files

Attorney General Pam Bondi came under sharp fire during a tense House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, as lawmakers pressed her over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and accusations that the agency has targeted...Read More