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Area transient charged with assaulting woman

Hunter 09/14/26 An area transient was arrested Friday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a woman. According to police, the incident occurred at the Wayne Avenue apartment of the victim. 40-year-old Belinda Sigbury allegedly put her hand around the...Read More

Underage Washington Illinois man charged after found in downtown Iowa City with alcohol

Hunter 09/14/26 An underage Washington Illinois man was arrested Saturday night after fleeing police. According to the arrest report, the 20-year-old was on the 100 block of South Clinton Street just before 11pm with an open container...Read More

Iowa City man faces felony charge for spitting on subject of no contact order

Hunter 09/14/26 An Iowa City man has been arrested after allegedly spitting on the person he has a no-contact order with. The incident occurred Sunday just before 2:15am on the 300 block of South Clinton Street. An...Read More

Johnson County Sheriff’s Office cleaning up sewer backup

Hunter 09/14/26 The Johnson County Sheriff’s office experienced a sewer backup Sunday Night. KCRG TV reports in a Facebook Live post, Sheriff Brad Kunkel said the back up happened in a bathroom in the administrative offices. He...Read More

UI student arrested for drugs after allegedly throwing alcohol shooters in end zone while celebrating Hawkeye touchdown

Lang 9/13/26 A University of Iowa student got a little too excited after a Hawkeye touchdown during Saturday night’s 16-13 win against Iowa State, leading to his arrest on drug charges. University of Iowa Police say the...Read More

Botched field storming after CyHawk game leads to arrest of Dallas County man

Lang 9/13/26 While the Iowa football team’s 16-13 win over Iowa State in the final minute was exciting Saturday night, it wasn’t worthy of a field-storming. Unfortunately, somebody forgot to tell a Dallas County man, who was...Read More

Iowa City woman accused of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident

Lang 9/13/26 An Iowa City woman is accused of fleeing the scene of an overnight personal injury accident in Coralville. Coralville Police say 22-year-old Taniya Robinson of Miami Drive backed her 2020 Hyundai Elantra into a man...Read More

Driver from Arizona clocked at 112 mph on I-80

Lang 9/13/26 A driver from Arizona has been arrested in Johnson County after allegedly being clocked at 112 miles per hour on Interstate 80. The Iowa State Patrol reports that was the speed recorded by a trooper...Read More

Iowa City man accused of trapping woman in bedroom until she paid him

Lang 9/12/26 An Iowa City man is accused of keeping a woman trapped in a bedroom against her will until she paid him. According to arrest records, 31-year-old Ashton Allen had been arguing with the woman at...Read More

#22 Hawkeyes take CyHawk matchup on late game field goal

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team used a game-winning field goal from Caden Buhr to defeat Iowa State, 16-13, on Saturday night on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium in the Iowa...Read More

Iowa City Police Department hosts winter clothing drive

City of Iowa City news release The Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) is once again collecting winter clothing items to support members of our community in need. The department is proud to continue its partnership with the...Read More

UI volleyball falls to Missouri State

UI Athletics news release CORALVILLE, Iowa – University of Iowa volleyball dropped the finale of the Hawkeye Invitational on Saturday, losing in four sets to Missouri State (25-22, 25-19, 25-21, 26-24) at Xtream Arena. The loss moved Iowa...Read More

UI student arrested after allegedly urinating next to public port-a-potty

Lang 9/12/26 A University of Iowa student almost avoided arrest when he allegedly urinated next to a public port-a-potty instead of in it. Iowa City Police say they observed a 20-year-old from Marshalltown urinating in front of...Read More

National News

Massive search underway in Java Sea following ferry capsize that left at least 6 dead, 100’s missing

Rescuers expanded search operations across the Java Sea on Sunday after a passenger ship overturned in high seas, leaving at least six people dead and around 130 others unaccounted for. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying more than...Read More

Ex-Anthropic and OpenAI researcher urges global pause amid superintelligence warnings

Former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic, publicly criticizing the two leading artificial intelligence companies for prioritizing rapid technological advancement over safety. The 27-year-old computer scientist, who spent three years conducting pretraining...Read More

Trump Administration proposes $500 rebates to Affordable Care Act beneficiaries across 30 states

The White House announced a proposal to distribute $500 payment checks to roughly 1 million Affordable Care Act beneficiaries across 30 states. Administration officials asserted that the initiative targets individuals who were overcharged for exchange fees under...Read More