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Tiffin woman charged with threatening previous intimate partner

Hunter 03/18/26 A Tiffin woman was arrested Tuesday evening after allegedly threatening her ex-partner. Police say 23-year-old Ellianna Ward and the victim had been in an intimate relationship but had since separated. In recent days, she allegedly...Read More

Downstate Illinois man charged with 2nd OWI

Hunter 03/18/26 A downstate Illinois man was charged with an OWI after an incident Tuesday night in Johnson County. According to the arrest report, a sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to the 4900 block of 420th Street Southeast...Read More

Former Iowa City resident cleared of election fraud charges

Hunter 03/18/26 A former Iowa City man has been cleared on two counts of election misconduct. The Gazette reports Emmanuel Gathua was found not guilty last week by a Johnson County jury of registering to vote and...Read More

Proposed bill to expand DEI restrictions to private colleges fails to advance

Hunter 03/18/26 A bill that proposed extending the state’s restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion programs from public colleges and universities to private colleges that participate in the Iowa Tuition Grant Program has been tabled. The Gazette...Read More

Eastern Iowa Airport holding donation drive for TSA workers

Hunter 03/18/26 The Eastern Iowa Airport is holding a donation drive to help sustain Transportation Security Administration workers who are working without pay due to a partial government shutdown. The Gazette reports the airport announced the drive...Read More

Scam impersonating City of Iowa City employees prompts warning

Edited release 03/18/26 The City of Iowa City is alerting residents to recent scam activity involving individuals posing as City employees in an attempt to collect fraudulent payments for services or applications. In a recent incident, a...Read More

Heiden Earns USBWA All-American Honors

UI release 03/18/26 University of Iowa center Ava Heiden earned United States Basketball Writers Association All-America Honorable Mention on Tuesday. The sophomore led Iowa with 17.4 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per games while shooting 64...Read More

Stirtz Earns AP All-America Distinction

UI Release 03/18/26 University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named to The Associated Press All-America team as an honorable mention selection. The Liberty, Missouri, native has also been tabbed as a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the...Read More

West Liberty man arrested on no contact order violation

Hunter 03/17/26 A West Liberty man was arrested on a warrant stemming from a no-contact order violation. The original incident occurred January 31st at an Iowa City residence around 2:30am. According to court documents, 22-year-old Bryan Martinez...Read More

Coralville woman charged with domestic assault after Friday night incident

Hunter 03/17/26 A Coralville woman was taken into custody Friday night after allegedly assaulting her live-in domestic partner. The incident involved 30-year-old Samantha Pederson of 10th Street. She and the victim were arguing at around 9:45pm when...Read More

Former Hawkeyes pitted against each other in FIBA world cup qualifier

Hunter 03/17/26 Two former Iowa Hawkeye standouts will be facing each other for the first time on the world stage. Team USA, featuring Caitlin Clark, has already qualified for the World Cup in Germany later this year....Read More

Cedar Rapids charter school principal charged with harassment

Hunter 03/17/26 The principal of the Cedar Rapids Prep charter school has been arrested and charged with 1st degree Harassment. The Gazette reports a criminal complaint filed Sunday alleged 41-year-old Justin Blietz threatened to slit someone’s throat...Read More

New economic impact study shows value of Iowa state universities

Hunter 03/17/26 A new economic impact report published by the Iowa Board of Regents shows the value of the University of Iowa, Iowa State, and the University of Northern Iowa to the state. The report, which covers...Read More

National News

NASA, NWS confirms meteor was behind powerful ‘boom’ heard across areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania

A sudden, powerful boom that rattled parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning was most likely caused by a meteor streaking through the atmosphere, according to officials. Residents across northeastern Ohio — including areas near Cleveland...Read More

National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns amid deepening rift over Iran conflict

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official in President Donald Trump’s administration to step down over the ongoing war in Iran Kent’s successor will need to be nominated by the...Read More

Afghan man who worked with U.S. forces dies after one day in ICE custody

A 41-year-old Afghan refugee who once worked alongside U.S. forces has died less than a day after being detained by immigration authorities in North Texas, prompting calls from relatives and community leaders for an independent investigation. Mohammad...Read More