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#10 Hawkeyes survive OT at #15 Maryland

UI Athletics news release COLLEGE PARK, Md. – No. 10 Iowa (17-2, 8-0) defeated No. 15 Maryland (17-4, 5-4) on Thursday night inside the Xfinity Center, 85-78 in overtime. Five different Hawkeyes registered double figures. Sophomore Ava Heiden led the...Read More

250 hogs die in Wellman confinement fire

Lang 1/22/26 An estimated 250 pigs died in a hog confinement fire near Wellman Thursday afternoon. Firefighters from Wellman, Kalona, Williamsburg and North English descended on the facility on Y Avenue around 1:00 p.m. The building was...Read More

Iowa City schools closed on Friday due to extreme cold

ICCSD news release Due to the extreme cold temperatures predicted for tomorrow, Iowa City Schools will cancel all classes for Friday, January 23, 2026. All morning activities will be cancelled. At this time, all high school activities...Read More

UI moves to virtual classes on Friday due to extreme cold

University of Iowa Hawkalert National Weather Service Updates The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for our area beginning midnight Thursday through Friday at noon. A Cold Weather Advisory will then continue through Saturday at noon. Operational Updates Due to...Read More

Sentencing date set for owner of Hawkeye Waste Systems in case stemming from employee’s death

Lang 1/22/25 A sentencing date has been set for the owner of a Quad Cities-based waste management company in a case stemming from the death of an employee at its Iowa City location. The Johnson County Attorney’s...Read More

Fieldhouse to appeal liquor license suspension

Hunter 01/22/26 The recently reopened FIeldhosue Bar & Grill will appeal the Iowa City City Council’s decision to suspend its liquor license for alleged lack of food offerings. The Press-Citizen reports City code requires facilities that claim...Read More

Johnson County to upgrade mapping software

Hunter 01/22/26 The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will be upgrading their mapping software. The Daily Iowan reports the Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, software is used by the county to track flooding, help residents find polling...Read More

Iowa City man faces charges after attempting to get out of moving violation

Hunter 01/22/26 An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday night after switching seats with his passenger in an attempt to get out of a moving violation. Police stopped a 2005 Ford pickup at around 8pm on Eastbrook...Read More

West Branch man facing jail time after incident at Brothers Bar

Hunter 01/22/26 A West Branch man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly threatening bar patrons. Police say 38-year-old Chad Wambold of Lou Henry Lane was at Brother’s Bar at around 6pm Tuesday He was asked to...Read More

Trump to visit Iowa next week

Hunter 01/22/26 President Donald Trump is expected to visit Iowa next week. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told reporters Wednesday Trump will deliver a speech focused on the economy and energy. The timing and location...Read More

State Senate Republicans advancing bill to expand gender identity and sexual orientation instruction bans to high schools

Hunter 01/22/26 The Iowa Senate is advancing a bill that would extend the current ban on gender identity and sexual orientation instruction from K-6 to middle and high schools. The Gazette reports a Senate education subcommittee agreed...Read More

Iowa City Police Department seeking public’s help in locating missing juvenile

City of Iowa City news release The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Kamora Hardaway, 15, was last seen with a group of friends at the Old Capitol Town...Read More

Stuelke named USBWA National Player of the Week

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Hannah Stuelke the National Player of the Week the United States Basketball Writers Association announced on Wednesday. Stuelke dominated in a pair of Hawkeye victories over...Read More

National News

House Oversight Committee to depose Ghislaine Maxwell on Feb. 9

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee plans to depose Ghislaine Maxwell on Feb. 9 as part of its ongoing investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to a source familiar with the planning,...Read More

E.U. halts approval of U.S. trade deal after Trump escalates Greenland tariff threats

European lawmakers have indefinitely suspended work on a long-negotiated trade agreement with the United States, deepening tensions after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs tied to his push for U.S. control of Greenland. The decision was made...Read More

Justice Department issues subpoenas to Walz, Frey, other Minnesota Leaders as immigration dispute deepens

The Justice Department has issued a series of grand jury subpoenas to top Minnesota officials, dramatically escalating a federal investigation into whether state and local leaders interfered with immigration enforcement during a sweeping federal operation in the...Read More