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Tavion Banks signs with Hawkeyes

UI Athletics news release Tavion Banks Signs With Hawkeyes IOWA CITY, Iowa – Drake transfer Tavion Banks has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa men’s basketball team, it was announced Friday by head coach Ben McCollum. The guard/forward,...Read More

Multiple fire departments respond to two-alarm blaze at Iowa City grain elevator

Lang 4/4/25 Multiple fire departments responded to a two-alarm blaze at an Iowa City grain elevator Friday afternoon. Smoke could be seen billowing from the very top of Hubbard Feeds on Old Highway 218 just before 3:30...Read More

West High basketball coach Bergman resigns after 35 seasons

Lang 4/4/25 Longtime West High boys basketball coach Steve Bergman has resigned. Bergman wrote in a news release, “After 35 years I have made the difficult decision to step down from my position as the head basketball...Read More

Johnson County recommended minimum wage to increase to $13.02 per hour July 1, 2025

Johnson County News release Johnson County recommended minimum wage to increase to $13.02 per hour July 1, 2025 The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted to increase the County’s recommended minimum wage to $13.02 per hour, effective...Read More

City of Coralville to formally recognize Heartlanders for making playoffs on Tues., Apr. 8

Iowa Heartlanders news release City of Coralville to formally recognize Heartlanders for making playoffs on Tues., Apr. 8 Coralville, Iowa – The City of Coralville will be formally recognizing the 2024-25 Iowa Heartlanders for making the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs next Tuesday, Apr....Read More

UI preparing final report on lease agreement with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Macbride Nature Recreation Area

Lang 4/4/25 The University of Iowa is finalizing a report studying its agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to lease the Macbride Nature Recreation Area. The university has leased the 485 acre area since 1959....Read More

Cedar Rapids man given suspended sentence after allegedly trying to engage in sexual relations with teen in Iowa City

Lang 4/4/25 A Cedar Rapids man accused of trying to arrange a sexual encounter with an Iowa City minor has been given a suspended sentence. 64-year-old Scott Petersen of Olde Mill Court NE was arrested last year...Read More

Pedestrian killed after being hit by vehicle on I-80 near Williamsburg

Lang 4/4/25 A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday night on Interstate 80 near Williamsburg. The Iowa State Patrol says at about 6:00 the victim was crossing the westbound lanes of the interstate on foot just west...Read More

Registered sex offender given suspended sentence after driving through Iowa City elementary school parking lot

Lang 4/4/25 A convicted sex offender who drove through the parking lot of an Iowa City elementary school has been given a suspended sentence. 61-year-old Everett Strohbusch pleaded guilty to a second or subsequent offense sex offender...Read More

Hawkeye men’s basketball officially signs three Drake transfers

UI Athletics news release IOWA HOOPS SIGNS 3 TRANSFERS FOR 2025-26 IOWA CITY, Iowa – Three players from Drake University – Kael Combs, Cam Manyawu and Bennett Stirtz – have signed scholarship agreements with the University of Iowa men’s basketball program, it was...Read More

UI Graduate College dean candidates to participate in open forums next week

Lang 4/3/25 The search committee for the next University of Iowa associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate College has announced that two candidates will participate in open forums next week. The...Read More

Iowa AG Brenna Bird supports Trump executive order on birthright citizenship

Hunter 04/03/25 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a coalition of 20 Republican AG’s supporting President Donald Trump’s plans to redefine birthright citizenship. In a brief filed with the US Supreme Court, Bird argued that the...Read More

IC City Council picks contractor to replace City Park Pool

Hunter 04/03/25 The Iowa City City Council has selected a contractor to oversee the replacement of City Park Pool. City Construction was chosen for the project at Tuesday’s meeting. The budget to replace the pool was set...Read More

National News

‘Catastrophic’ flash floods, tornadoes and severe winds cause deaths, damage in South and Midwest

A severe tornado outbreak that began on Wednesday has continued to make its way throughout the South and Midwest, claiming at least seven lives — five in Tennessee, one in Indiana and one in Missouri. Multiple destructive...Read More

Stock market takes historic plunge after sweeping U.S. tariff announcement from Pres. Trump

The stock market took a historic plunge in the United States on Thursday after the latest round of sweeping Trump administration tariffs were announced on Wednesday. As investors tried to assess the potential economic impact of the...Read More

Pres. Trump announces new ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on what he declares “Liberation Day”

President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs at a White House Rose Garden event yesterday, in which the President detailed sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on goods imported into the United States, in order to promote US manufacturing. Mr. Trump...Read More