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UI news release on Severe Weather Awareness Week and Hawk Alert Test

UI Department of Public Safety news release Severe Weather Awareness Week and Hawk Alert Test As we enter severe weather season and recognize Severe Weather Awareness Week (March 24-28), it is important for those on campus to get...Read More

Johnson County Emergency Management: Severe Weather Awareness Week begins Monday

There are three ways to signup to receive severe weather alerts from the county. Create a profile and sign up for Johnson Alerts here. Download the Smart911 app available in the Apple App Store or Google Play. Text JohnsonIA to 67283....Read More

Tiffin convenience store employee accused of keeping winning lottery tickets and redeeming them elsewhere

Lang 3/23/25 A Tiffin convenience store employee is accused of keeping a pair of winning lottery tickets and cashing them in himself. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says 42-year-old Matthew Richards of RJ Drive was working at...Read More

Coralville Police officer injured in reported “donnybrook” at public library

Lang 3/23/25 A Coralville Police officer was injured in what the department is describing as a “donnybrook” at the city’s public library. According to arrest records, the Coralville library was closing at about 4:00 Saturday afternoon when...Read More

Oxford Fire Department thanks person who brought pizza to structure fire

Lang 3/23/25 The Oxford Fire Department has issued a special “thank you” to the person who brought pizza to firefighters helping fight a recent structure fire. According to dispatch records, firefighters from Oxford, Tiffin, Williamsburg and Amana...Read More

Stephen Buchanan II wins NCAA championship

UI Athletics news release Stephen Buchanan II Wins NCAA Championship PHILADELPHIA – University of Iowa graduate student Stephen Buchanan II won the 197-pound NCAA Championship on Saturday night, defeating Penn State’s Josh Barr, 5-2. Buchanan, the No. 2...Read More

Heartlanders gutty in 3-1 win over Komets

Iowa Heartlanders news release Heartlanders gutty in 3-1 win over Komets Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders evened the weekend series with a 3-1 win over the Fort Wayne Komets Saturday at Xtream Arena. Adam Goodsir notched Iowa’s...Read More

Dry weather leads to more field fires on Saturday

Lang 3/22/25 The recent stretch of dry weather led to multiple field fires in and around Johnson County on Saturday. The first such fire was reported just after 3:00 Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Highway 22...Read More

Overnight I-380 northbound ramp closures begin Sunday night in Cedar Rapids

City of Cedar Rapids news release UPCOMING OVERNIGHT I-380 NORTHBOUND RAMP CLOSURES Iowa Department of Transportation, Cedar Rapids, IA – Weather permitting, there will be overnight ramp closures along I-380 beginning Sunday, March 23. See below for details. Closure...Read More

Iowa City man arrested after dispute with neighbor allegedly turns to vandalism

Lang 3/22/25 Iowa City Police have arrested a man they say intentionally vandalized a neighbor’s residence twice. 66-year-old Keith Yenter of Oakland Avenue was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 2:00 Friday afternoon. Arrest records indicate...Read More

Hiawatha woman accused of plugging UIHC toilet, causing over $1,000 in damage

Lang 3/22/25 A Hiawatha woman is accused of plugging a toilet at University of Iowa Health Care Downtown, causing over $1,000 in damage. UI Police were called to the former Mercy Hospital on East Market Street at...Read More

Alleged nude trailer park masturbator given seven-day jail sentence

Lang 3/22/25 A man accused of masturbating while naked on the streets of a North Liberty trailer park has been given a one-week jail sentence. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says on March 6th, 29-year-old Guillermo...Read More

Heartlanders unable to overcome deficit, fall to Komets, 4-1

Iowa Heartlanders news release Heartlanders unable to overcome deficit, fall to Komets, 4-1 Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders fell, 4-1, to the Fort Wayne Komets Friday at Xtream Arena. Iowa’s lone goal came from Matt Sop, who...Read More

National News

American George Glezmann freed by Taliban after being detained over 2 years in Afghanistan

George Glezmann, a U.S. citizen who was detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for over two years, has been released. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday that Glezmann, 65, was on his way back to the...Read More

Tesla recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks citing exterior panel issue

Tesla is recalling more than 46,000 of its Cybertrucks in the U.S. due to a cosmetic exterior trim panel that it said can “delaminate and detach from the vehicle,” potentially becoming a road hazard and “increasing the...Read More

Pres. Trump speaks with Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy after Putin rejects ceasefire plan

President Donald Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, with their conversation coming one day after Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said after the call he rejected the 30-day total ceasefire proposed...Read More