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Iowa City Police officer injured while chasing down suspect

Lang 1/4/26 An Iowa City Police officer was injured while chasing a suspect downtown Saturday night. Officers were called to the Burlington Street Kum & Go at 5:15 for an intoxicated subject making threats. The suspect, 28-year-old...Read More

Charges filed following execution of search warrant on Iowa City residence

Lang 1/4/26 A suspect is in custody as a result of a search warrant executed on an Iowa City residence last month. University of Iowa Police say the warrant was executed on the Van Buren Street residence...Read More

Iowa City man accused of brandishing replica gun during dispute

Lang 1/4/26 Iowa City Police say a suspect brandished a replica gun during a dispute, with the victims convinced it was real. Officers were called to an altercation outside the Catskill Court residence of 43-year-old Raishaun Henderson...Read More

Johnson, Washington County Supervisors elect leadership positions

Lang 1/4/25 Both the Johnson and Washington County Boards of Supervisors elected their 2026 leadership positions at their respective meetings on Friday. The Johnson County Supervisors unanimously chose Jon Green as chair and Lisa Green-Douglass as vice...Read More

Chronic shoplifter banned from Hy-Vee arrested again

Lang 1/4/26 A chronic shoplifter banned from Hy-Vee has been arrested again for allegedly stealing from the supermarket chain once more earlier this week. Iowa City Police say 32-year-old Porscha Curry of the Lake Ridge manufactured housing...Read More

#25 Hawkeyes hold off UCLA 74-61

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – The 25th-ranked University of Iowa men’s basketball team downed UCLA, 74-61, on Saturday on Mediacom Court inside Carver Hawkeye Arena to improve to 12-2 overall. The Hawkeyes got the scoring...Read More

Iowa sends 4 to Soldier Salute semifinals

UI Athletics news release CORALVILLE, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team will send four athletes into Saturday morning’s Soldier Salute semifinals at Xtream Arena. The Hawkeyes will be represented in the championship bracket at four...Read More

Iowa battles to end in 3-2 defeat at Tulsa

Iowa Heartlanders news release Tulsa, OK — The Iowa Heartlanders scored twice in the second to cut into the Tulsa Oilers’ lead, but Iowa couldn’t get the tying goal in a 3-2 decision at Tulsa Saturday at BOK...Read More

Iowa falls in latest Business Conditions Index from Creighton University

Lang 1/3/26 The state of Iowa took a downturn according to economic data released by Creighton University. For the fourth time in the past six months, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator...Read More

Injury accident in Coralville leads to felony OWI charge against Iowa City man

Lang 1/3/26 A New Year’s Day accident involving an injury has led to a felony drunk driving charge against an Iowa City man. Coralville Police say 40-year-old Zachary Hill of Westside Drive was driving a 2024 Ford...Read More

Chronic shoplifter arrested after recent slate of thefts

Lang 1/3/25 A chronic shoplifter is back behind bars after another recent slate of thefts. 49-year-old Carl White of the Town & Campus Apartments on Arthur Street was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 5:15...Read More

Coralville man accused of assaulting roommate after eviction

Lang 1/3/25 A Coralville man is accused of assaulting his roommate after the two were evicted from the Iowa Lodge. Closed circuit television from the Coralville Strip apartment complex allegedly shows 39-year-old Ronald Givins shoving his roommate...Read More

Iowa City man accused of attacking victim with a baseball bat reaches plea deal

Lang 1/3/25 An Iowa City man accused of using a baseball bat during an assault last February has reached a plea deal. 20-year-old Leshawn Garrett entered a guilty plea on Friday. Terms of the deal are not...Read More

National News

At least 47 confirmed dead, 115 hurt in Swiss ski resort fire on New Year’s Day

A catastrophic fire tore through a packed bar in the Swiss Alps shortly after the start of the new year, killing at least 47 people and leaving 115 others seriously injured, authorities said Thursday. Officials warned the...Read More

Zohran Mamdani makes history after being sworn in as 112th mayor of New York City

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in Thursday as New York City’s 112th mayor, marking a historic moment as the city’s first Muslim mayor and one of its youngest leaders at age 34. The democratic socialist formally assumed office...Read More

Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of JFK, dies at age 35 after cancer battle

Journalist and author Tatiana Schlossberg – daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, and granddaughter of late President John F. Kennedy — died Tuesday at age 35 following a battle with leukemia, her family announced. The news...Read More