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Iowa City firefighters respond to another blaze at McCollister Boulevard homeless encampment

Lang 4/20/26 Iowa City firefighters responded to another fire at a local homeless encampment over the weekend. Records from the Johnson County Joint Emergency Communications Center show crews were dispatched to the encampment that sits on the...Read More

Iowa City Police Department continues to investigate April 19 shooting

City of Iowa City news release The Iowa City Police Department is continuing to investigate the Sunday, April 19, 2026, shooting in Downtown Iowa City. Investigators are following numerous leads and have positively identified numerous persons of...Read More

Vigil planned for victims of Ped Mall shooting

Hunter 04/20/26 A vigil is being held tonight in Iowa City for the victims of this weekend’s shooting on the Ped Mall. The shooting left five injured, three of them confirmed to be University of Iowa students....Read More

Iowa Governor candidate Rob Sand introduces plan to legalize cannabis

Hunter 04/20/26 Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand has announced a plan to legalize, tax and regulate adult use cannabis. In a release from Sand’s campaign office, Sand says Iowans are driving across state lines to purchase...Read More

New research shows SNAP work requirements doesn’t enhance employment levels

Hunter 04/20/26 A new piece of research from a left-leaning entity says that new stricter work requirements for SNAP beneficiaries won’t enhance employment and will push more people off food assistance. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports the research from The...Read More

Iowa City man charged with OWI after reported erratic driving

Hunter 04/20/26 An Iowa City man faces jail time after reports of his erratic driving led to an OWI charge. The evening of April 15th, 51-year-old Fidel Garcia of South Van Buren Street was observed driving northbound...Read More

Bar patron arrested for public intoxication after incident downtown

Hunter 04/20/26 A Chicagoland man was arrested early Sunday in Iowa City after an incident in the downtown area. According to court documents, 21-year-old John Giovenco of Palatine was observed at approximately 1:15am, allegedly yelling at other...Read More

Texas man speeding through Coralville arrested on drug charges

Hunter 04/20/26 A Texas man traveling through Iowa was stopped for speeding and now faces felony drug charges. Just before Midnight on Saturday, 50-year-old Jonathon Brown of San Antonio was headed westbound on I80 when he was...Read More

Shelter House resident accused of rifling through backpacks in downtown Iowa City

Hunter 04/20/26 An Iowa City man was charged with theft after allegedly going through backpacks at the Old Capital Center earlier this month. According to police, 46-year-old Yahya Karim was seen on security cameras the evening of...Read More

Iowa City man arrested after alleged theft of bicycles

Hunter 04/20/26 An Iowa City man was arrested recently after allegedly taking two bicycles from an apartment complex. Police say 33-year-old Davonte Coleman of Page Street took the bikes from the outside location of Aspire Apartment Complex’s...Read More

Police continue to investigate weekend shooting on IC ped mall

Hunter 04/20/26 Iowa City Police continue to investigate a shooting on the Iowa City Ped Mall early Sunday morning that injured five, including three University of Iowa students. One of the injured is said to be in...Read More

Hawkeyes drop series finale to Maryland

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team fell to Maryland, 16–5, in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field. “I’m disappointed in more than one way,” head coach Rick Heller said....Read More

Iowa defeats Indiana in series finale

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa softball team defeated Indiana, 4-2, in Sunday’s series finale at Bob Pearl Field. HOW IT HAPPENED The Hawkeyes struck first, taking a 3-0 lead in the...Read More

National News

Eight children killed in Shreveport, LA mass shooting tied to domestic incident

An early-morning mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, left eight children dead and several others injured after what authorities believe began as a domestic dispute. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 6 a.m. Sunday in a neighborhood...Read More

Five injured, including three students, in shooting near University of Iowa

Five people were wounded early Sunday after gunfire broke out in downtown Iowa City near the University of Iowa campus. Police responded around 1:46 a.m. in the 100 block of East College Street, where a large fight...Read More

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and wife found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before taking his own life at their home in Annandale, Virginia, according to authorities. Police say the couple’s teenage children were inside the house when...Read More