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UIHC committal accused of assaulting staff while trying to escape

Lang 2/24/26 An involuntary committal at University of Iowa Health Care faces a felony charge after allegedly assaulting a security guard while trying to escape. The incident in question reportedly occurred just before 12:30 on the morning...Read More

Chicago man accused of assaulting his sister inside Iowa City apartment

Lang 2/24/26 An Illinois man faces charges that he assaulted his sister inside of an Iowa City apartment. According to arrest records, 33-year-old Carlose Mackey of Chicago was at an apartment on the 600 block of East...Read More

West Branch Fire Department raising money for American Lung Association

Lang 2/24/26 The West Branch Fire Department is raising money for the American Lung Association. The department is entering two four-person teams into the Fight For Air Climb four-building relay next month. One is a team of...Read More

North Liberty police, firefighters respond to report of car vs. building incident

Lang 2/23/26 North Liberty first responders were called to a reported car vs. building incident Monday afternoon. According to dispatch records, North Liberty Police and firefighters were called to 20 North Dubuque Street at 12:11 for a...Read More

Convicted Iowa City sex offender reaches plea deal after allegedly soliciting a minor

Lang 2/24/26 A convicted Iowa City sex offender has reached a plea deal after allegedly soliciting a minor. Online records show 23-year-old Travis Schuchert of Schuchert Drive SE reached the agreement last week. In February of last...Read More

Muscatine County refuses public records request for agreement to jail ICE detainees

Hunter 02/23/26 Muscatine County is refusing to publicly disclose its contract to hold immigration detainees for the federal government. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports in recent months, the County’s jail administrator has been named in five lawsuits related...Read More

Iowa City man accused of assaulting his mother

Hunter 02/23/26 An Iowa City man on probation for an assault conviction was arrested after allegedly assaulting his mother. The incident occurred February 2nd as 40-year-old Patrick Smith of Wylde Green Road was going to the store...Read More

Keokuk man arrested for OWI faces weapon charge

Hunter 02/23/26 A Keokuk man pulled over for speeding was arrested on OWI and weapon charges. A Johnson County deputy stopped 21-year-old Kolton Kellum of Boulevard Road just before 1am February 12th for allegedly going 90 in...Read More

Area transient charged with multiple assaults

Hunter 02/23/26 An allegedly intoxicated transient was arrested Sunday afternoon after several unprovoked assaults. According to the arrest report, the incidents occurred at the Winter Emergency Shelter. 24-year-old Rayven Paul reportedly punched one victim in the neck,...Read More

Iowa City man charged after allegedly stealing car

Hunter 02/23/26 An Iowa City man was arrested Friday night after allegedly stealing a vehicle. According to court documents, 39-year-old Joseph Velazquez of Morgan Court was stopped near the intersection of Gilbert Street and Stevens Drive just...Read More

UI seeking approval for multimillion dollar upgrades and improvements

Hunter 02/23/26 The University of Iowa is proposing projects to upgrade its radiology, sleep services, and a research facility. Multiple sources indicate the University wants to upgrade the radiology and imaging department at its downtown campus, formerly...Read More

Memorial held for former City High athlete Parker Sutherland

Hunter 02/23/26 A memorial was held Sunday at City High’s Little Hawk Arena to remember the life of former student-athlete Parker Sutherland, who passed away just shy of his 19th birthday on February 14th at the University...Read More

Iowa Capital Dispatch list of bills that survived funnel deadline and those that didn’t

By:Robin Opsahl, Brooklyn Draisey and Cami Koons– Iowa lawmakers took on hundreds of bills in the first six weeks of the 2026 legislative session, though several measures named as top priorities heading into the year, like eminent domain and property...Read More

National News

Nick Reiner enters not guilty plea in fatal stabbings of parents Rob and Michele Reiner

Nick Reiner has entered a not guilty plea in the fatal stabbings of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, during a brief arraignment in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 23. The...Read More

Judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith’s final report on Trump classified documents probe

A federal judge in Florida has permanently blocked the Justice Department from making public former special counsel Jack Smith’s final report detailing his investigation into President Donald Trump’s handling of classified records at Mar-a-Lago. Smith, who has...Read More

Major Nor’easter slams East coast, causing blizzard conditions and travel bans

A powerful winter storm is battering the East Coast, placing roughly 80 million people across 12 states under winter weather alerts as blizzard conditions stretch from the Mid-Atlantic through New England. Coastal communities are facing the brunt...Read More