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Community Clothing Swap set for Johnson County’s Kent Park

Johnson County Conservation news release Spice up your wardrobe while reducing your environmental impact at a new Community Clothing Swap at Johnson County’s Kent Park. Johnson County Conservation will host the first Community Clothing Swap from 1 to...Read More

Gov. Reynolds introduces bill for paid parental leave for state employees

Lang 1/17/25 Governor Kim Reynolds has released the Families First Bill to the Iowa House and Senate. Reynolds is proposing four weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave for state employees. The...Read More

Iowa City woman accused of making over $1,200 in transactions with stolen debit card

Lang 1/17/25 Iowa City Police have arrested a woman they say ran up over $1,200 in charges on a stolen debit card. 35-year-old Tamira Johnson of the Town & Campus Apartments on Arthur Street was booked into...Read More

Plea deal reached in case of Iowa City man accused of providing drugs and alcohol to underage girl before forcing her to have sex

Lang 1/17/25 A plea deal has been reached in the case of an Iowa City man accused of providing drugs and alcohol to an underage girl before forcing her to have sex. Online records show 46-year-old Robert...Read More

Gas line break closes down section of Gilbert Street Thursday afternoon

Lang 1/17/25 A gas line break shut down a portion of Gilbert Street in Iowa City Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the line break on the 800 block of North Gilbert Street just after 3:00....Read More

Iowa City man given deferred judgment in one stabbing case, makes plea deal in another

Lang 1/16/25 An Iowa City man has been given a deferred judgment in one stabbing case while reaching a plea deal in another. 56-year-old Lonzo Powers was given a deferred judgment and one year of probation on...Read More

KWWL to scale back on newscasts

Lang 1/16/25 Another local media organization is scaling back its news coverage. Allen Media, which owns KWWL Channel 7, announced to its employees earlier this week that as of this Sunday it would be ending its weekend...Read More

Obermueller named preseason Big Ten Pitcher of the Year by Perfect Game

UI Athletics news release Obermueller named preseason Big Ten Pitcher of the Year by Perfect Game IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa junior starting pitcher Cade Obermueller was named the preseason Big Ten Pitcher of the Year by Perfect Game,...Read More

Iowa City man wanted for alleged assault of pregnant woman arrested

Hunter 01/16/25 An Iowa City man who had a warrant for his arrest for over six months was taken into custody Monday. According to the criminal complaint, 21-year-old Jonathan Ortiz Perez of the Hilltop Mobile Home Community...Read More

Des Moines man arrested after alleged robbery of IC convenience store

Hunter 01/16/25 A Des Moines man was arrested on a warrant stemming from an alleged robbery of an Iowa City Convenience store last month. At around 5:25pm on December 29th, staff at the Casey’s on East Benton...Read More

Traffic stop on stolen vehicle leads to multiple charges against Nichols man

Hunter 01/16/25 A Nichols man was arrested after he was allegedly found driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen. An Iowa City officer responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Princeton Road. The reporting...Read More

Former UI Football OC Brian Ferentz takes new job

Hawk Fanatic 01/16/25 Hawk Fanatic reports former Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz is traveling from coast to coast to rebuild his coaching career. According to a report by Football Scoop, Brian Ferentz will be joining the Fresno...Read More

Coralville to be part of nationwide People’s March this Saturday

Hunter 01/16/25 Coralville will be joining a nationwide “People’s March” Saturday. The nationwide release says the gathering is intended to, quote, “show the strength of a feminist-led progressive movement, its communities and networks – and to stand...Read More

National News

Gov. Ron DeSantis picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in Senate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that he has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S Senat,, whom President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be secretary of state. DeSantis told reporters that...Read More

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration

Per her spokesperson, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, January 20th. ABC News first reported the news, with Pelosi’s spokesperson not providing a reason for her planned absence from...Read More

President Biden delivers farewell address to the nation

President Biden delivered his farewell address to the nation on Wednesday, five days before he passes the mantle of the presidency to his predecessor and his successor, President-elect Donald Trump. Speaking from behind the Resolute Desk in...Read More