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Roy Browning J. murder trial pushed back to October

Lang 2/27/20 Trial has been pushed back to October for an Iowa City man accused of killing his wife. 67-year-old Roy Browning Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the April 5th, 2019 stabbing death of JoEllen...Read More

Pulkrabek announces run for Iowa House

Hunter 02/27/20 Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek announced Thursday that he will run for the Iowa House in District 73, which includes eastern Johnson County and all of Cedar County. Pulkrabek has a 35-year career in law...Read More

IC man wanted on two warrants arrested after police chase

Hunter 02/27/20 An Iowa City man wanted for two separate failure to appear warrants was taken into custody after a foot-chase Wednesday night. According to police reports, 21-year-old Daveon Curry of Scott Boulevard was a passenger in...Read More

IC woman accused of slashing health care workers at UIHC

Hunter 02/27/20 An Iowa City woman was taken into custody this week after allegedly slashing health care providers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. 19-year-old Kayla Johnston of Kirkwood Avenue was a guest at the...Read More

Former University Heights mayor being monitored for Coronavirus after cruise

Hunter 02/27/20 The former mayor of University Heights says he’s being monitored by the county health department for coronavirus after he took a month-long cruise to east Asia. Wally Heitman tells the Press-Citizen that due to fears...Read More

CR man arrested after alleged courthouse incident with deputies

Hunter 02/27/20 A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested on a warrant stemming from an incident at the Johnson County Courthouse in November. According to reports, 24-year-old Eddie Ayers of F Avenue Northeast was at the facility...Read More

KCRG i9 report: Tipton Police report county attorney to state agency

Lang 2/26/20 The Tipton Police Department has reported the Cedar County Attorney to a state agency that investigates allegations of attorney misconduct. That’s according to a KCRG i9 report. The television station says the report, filed with...Read More

Lawyers for former Hillel House director argue against four witnesses in upcoming sexual abuse trial

Lang 2/26/20 Lawyers for a former director of Hillel House accused of sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy were in court Tuesday arguing against allowing four witnesses to testify for the prosecution. According to The Daily Iowan, attorneys...Read More

World News

Former Neo-Nazi Leader Arrested In Swatting Scheme

Leaders of a Neo-Nazi group have been arrested and charged in a pair of federal investigations with conspiring to harass journalists, churches and a former Cabinet official, among others, with phony bomb threats and other forms of...Read More

Court Rules Trump Administration Can Withhold Funds From Sanctuary States

On Wednesday, a federal appeals court said the Trump administration can withhold funds from New York City and seven states that have declared themselves sanctuaries from federal immigration policies, setting the stage for possible U.S. Supreme Court...Read More

Democrats Take The Stage For South Carolina Debate

On Tuesday night, the seven Democratic candidates in the race for President took the debate stage in South Carolina, hoping to win over voters before the state’s primary on Saturday. Democrats went after current frontrunner Bernie Sanders...Read More

Dow Jones Industrial Average Plunges As Coronavirus Fears Widen

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged for the second straight day, tumbling more than 800 points after health officials warned the novel coronavirus likely will spread throughout communities in the U.S. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq...Read More

Katherine Johnson, NASA Pioneer And Inspiration For ‘Hidden Figures,’ Dies At 101

Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician who was depicted in the film “Hidden Figures,” died Monday, NASA said in a tweet. She was 101. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in a statement: “Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the...Read More

Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty On Two Charges, Including Third-Degree Rape

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of third-degree rape and a criminal sex act on Monday. After over five days of deliberation, jurors in Manhattan Supreme Court cleared Weinstein, 67, of the most serious charge...Read More

IC man faces sexual assault charge after hotel incident

Lang 12/7/19 An Iowa City man faces a sexual assault charge after an incident last summer at a downtown hotel. The alleged assault was reported to Iowa City Police on July 14th. The reporting party claimed 26-year-old...Read More

Iowa men’s basketball team hoping to use early season lessons in second shot against Michigan state

Iowa men’s basketball team hoping to use early season lessons in second shot against Michigan state KCJJ Staff 01/23/19 The #19 Iowa men’s basketball team has its first second-look at a team this season, hosting #6 Michigan...Read More

Regents to conduct mid-year evaluations this week

Regents to conduct mid-year evaluations this week KCJJ Staff 01/15/19 The Iowa Board of Regents this week will conduct performance reviews of their executive level employees. The Regents are meeting at the board office in Urbandale to...Read More