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Iowa City man charged with child endangerment after allegedly driving while impaired

Hunter 06/05/23 An Iowa City man was arrested Sunday night after allegedly driving drunk with three children. Police stopped 24-year-old Chico Williams on the 2300 block of Muscatine Avenue just after 7:30 after an officer observed traffic...Read More

Iowa National Guard soldier passes away from injuries suffered after being hit by vehicle in Iowa City

Hunter 06/05/23 An Iowa National Guard soldier who was hit by a car May 22nd in Iowa City has passed away from his injuries. KCRG TV reports that The Iowa National Guard confirmed SFC Corey Hite was...Read More

Coralville man reportedly drove himself to PD while intoxicated to report incident

Hunter 06/05/23 A Coralville man was arrested for OWI after allegedly driving himself to the Police Department to report an incident in Cedar Rapids. Police say 39-year-old Daniel Larson of Holiday Road arrived at the PD just...Read More

Illinois man found with loaded weapon while allegedly driving drunk

Hunter 06/05/23 An Illinois man was arrested early Saturday after allegedly driving drunk with a loaded weapon in his vehicle. Deputies pulled over a 2018 Ford Fusion just before 2am on northbound Highway 218 for reportedly going...Read More

Police drone, K9 search area of southeast Iowa City for burglary suspect

Lang 6/5/23 A police drone and K9 were deployed late Sunday night and early Monday morning in southeast Iowa City. KCJJ’s Tommy Lang reports approximately a half-dozen Iowa City Police cruisers and Johnson County Sheriff’s Office vehicles...Read More

Electricity transmission company to conduct helicopter patrols of transmission lines in Eastern Iowa

Lang 6/4/23 An electricity transmission company will be conducting helicopter patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines in Eastern Iowa in the coming days. ITC Midwest says starting this week, helicopter patrols will provide an overall status...Read More

Iowa City man wanted for skipping trial back in Johnson County after Louisiana incarceration for threatening public official

Lang 6/4/23 An Iowa City man wanted for skipping his trial last year is back in Johnson County after spending time in a Louisiana jail for allegedly threatening a public official. 33-year-old Hardy Weeks of Friendship Street...Read More

Next Courage Ride to benefit UI sarcoma cancer research scheduled for August

Lang 6/4/23 The next Courage Ride is set for later this summer. The event is an annual charity bike ride benefiting the University of Iowa’s sarcoma cancer research program. Organizers have announced the next ride will take...Read More

OWI suspect reportedly found with firearm, drugs in vehicle accused of calling 9-1-1 to demand more police

Lang 6/4/23 A drunk driving suspect reportedly found with a firearm and drugs in his vehicle is accused of calling 9-1-1 to demand more police. Iowa City Police say they conducted a traffic stop on a 2014...Read More

Coralville man accused of kicking Iowa City Police officer in the groin

Lang 6/4/23 A Coralville man is accused of kicking an Iowa City Police officer in the groin. Police were flagged down by concerned citizens near the intersection of South Linn Street and Iowa Avenue just after 2am...Read More

ICPD: Transient violated no-contact order by barging into home, threatening to burn it down

Lang 6/4/23 Iowa City Police say a transient violated a no-contact order by barging into a residence, then threatening to burn it down. According to arrest records, officers were called to an address on Harlocke Street just...Read More