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Coralville woman faces felony assault charge after allegedly injuring UI Police officer

Lang 5/9/26 A Coralville woman accused of assaulting and injuring a University of Iowa Police officer now faces a felony charge. Iowa City Police pulled over a 2019 Honda Fit for a traffic violation at Grand Avenue...Read More

Cedar Rapids man accused of threatening North Liberty resident over television dispute

Lang 5/9/26 A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested after North Liberty Police say he made threats during a dispute over a television. According to arrest records, 36-year-old Bernard Hilliard of 4th Avenue SE entered a Front...Read More

Multiple agencies respond to rural Solon fire

Lang 5/9/26 Multiple agencies responded to a fire in rural Solon Friday afternoon. Firefighters from Solon, North Liberty, West Branch and Iowa City and the Johnson County Ambulance Service were called to what was initially reported as...Read More

Lone Tree Fire Department obtains new truck

Lang 5/9/26 The Lone Tree Fire Department has obtained a new truck. An announcement on the Lone Tree Fire & Rescue Facebook page indicates 424 Warning Systems in Walcott is sending a 2026 F-350 to the department....Read More

City of Riverside to begin stepped-up parking enforcement

Lang 5/9/26 The City of Riverside is warning that it will soon be stepping up its parking enforcement. The city made that announcement Friday on its official Facebook page. City officials remind those parking within city limits...Read More

Fire heavily damages Muscatine garage

Lang 5/8/26 Fire caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage to a garage in Muscatine. The Muscatine Fire Department reports receiving a 9-1-1 call just after 3:30 Friday afternoon about a fire inside an unattached garage...Read More

Hawkeye baseball falls in series opener

UI Athletics news release LINCOLN, Neb. – The University of Iowa baseball team dropped its series opener to No. 25 Nebraska, 10-0, in eight innings on Friday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska struck first in...Read More

Louisa County vehicular theft suspect also faces drug, weapons charges

Lang 5/8/26 A Louisa County vehicular theft suspect now also faces drug and weapons charges. According to the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office, a search warrant was executed on Tuesday at an address on 135th Street…just north of...Read More

Iowa to play 2 Friday football games in 2026

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team will play two Friday games during the 2026 season. The announcement was made by the Big Ten Conference on Friday. Iowa’s road game at...Read More

Waterloo man accused of committing sexual assault in Iowa City

Hunter 05/08/26 A Waterloo man has been arrested after an alleged sexual assault in Iowa City. Police say the incident occurred on the 300 block of North Clinton Street in the overnight hours of December 12th last...Read More

Former Hawkeye women’s basketball players see changes

Hunter 05/08/26 Following a standout collegiate playing career at the University of Iowa and Central Michigan University, Molly Davis has joined the Eastern Kentucky University women’s basketball program as an assistant coach, head coach Greg Todd announced Thursday morning....Read More

Iowa City woman charged after giving false name during speeding citation

Hunter 05/08/26 An Iowa City woman stopped for speeding faces additional charges after allegedly telling officers that she was her sister. 35-year-old Megan Smith of East Court Street was pulled over for speeding the morning of April...Read More

Cedar Rapids woman with history of multiple thefts charged again

Hunter 05/08/26 A Cedar Rapids woman with a history of theft convictions has been charged with additional incidents. Court records indicate 60–year-old Kimberly Isaacson of Westover Road SE was at the Coral Ridge Mall Best Buy on...Read More

National News

Officials from 12 countries monitoring passengers from cruise ship affected by hantavirus outbreak

International health officials are tracing passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius after a rare outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus left three people dead and several others infected. The virus, unlike most hantavirus variants, can...Read More

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil meets with Pres. Trump at White House

President Donald Trump welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the White House on Thursday for a closely watched meeting centered on trade disputes, tariffs, and international security issues. Thursday’s meeting marked Lula’s first White...Read More

CNN founder and cable television pioneer Ted Turner dies at age 87

Ted Turner, the bold entrepreneur who reshaped television with the launch of the first 24-hour news network and built a far-reaching media empire, has died at 87. His passing was confirmed by his company, which said he...Read More