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Allegedly assaulting Casey’s employee with pizza slices leads to Coralville man’s arrest

Lang 3/16/26 Coralville Police have arrested a man they say assaulted a Casey’s employee with pizza slices. 49-year-old Aaron Kahler of 6th Avenue was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 11:15 Sunday night. Workers at the...Read More

North Liberty man accused of breaking into rural Solon home, threatening resident, and vandalizing vehicle

Lang 3/16/26 The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says a North Liberty man broke into a home in rural Solon, threatened the resident, and vandalized a vehicle parked outside. Arrest records indicate 41-year-old Dustin Stucker of the Golfview...Read More

ICPD: Shoplifting suspect drew attention by wearing winter coat on 74F day

Lang 3/16/26 Iowa City Police say a shoplifting suspect drew attention to herself by overdressing for the weather. 48-year-old Tosha Aurthur…who lists her address as Shelter House…is accused of trying to steal a $13 bottle of liquor...Read More

Army Corps of Engineers giving away two free nights of camping at Coralville Lake

Lang 3/16/26 It might not seem like it, but the first day of Spring is on Friday, meaning we’re less than 50 days from the opening of the Coralville Lake Campgrounds. To celebrate, the Army Corps of...Read More

Spring women’s self-defense class open for registration at UI

Lang 3/16/26 Registration is now open for the spring 2026 Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training, which will take place at the Universality of Iowa over the course of three days in April. The course is open to...Read More

Two Iowa City men accused of using stolen credit cards in separate downtown incidents

Lang 3/16/26 Two Iowa City men are accused of using stolen credit cards in separate downtown incidents. The first victim reports losing his wallet at El Ray’s Live & Dive on Iowa Avenue on the night of...Read More

Iowa women’s basketball team earns #2 seed in NCAA tournament, will host first two rounds

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team earned a 2-seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament and will host 15-seed Fairleigh Dickinson University on Saturday, March 21. Iowa City will also...Read More

Iowa men’s basketball team earns #9 seed in NCAA Tournament

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team received an at-large berth into the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday. It is the Hawkeyes’ 30th appearance in program history. The...Read More

Iowa baseball takes series with Penn State with 12-4 rout

UI Athletics news release UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The University of Iowa baseball team (13-6, 2-1 Big Ten) clinched its first Big Ten series of the year over Penn State (5-13, 1-2 Big Ten) with a 12-4 victory...Read More

Drunk driving suspect accused of reaching speeds over 110 MPH on Interstate 380

Lang 3/15/26 A drunk driving suspect is accused of hitting speeds of over 110 miles per hour before he was taken into custody by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office early Sunday morning. A deputy reports clocking a...Read More

Intoxicated transient accused of assaulting an Iowa City Police officer

Lang 3/15/26 An intoxicated transient is accused of assaulting an Iowa City Police officer. EMS and police were dispatched to the Waterfront Hyvee just after 3:45 Saturday afternoon for an incoherent male. The man in question, 58-year-old...Read More

Iowa baseball, softball each have one game on BTN this season

Lang 3/15/26 University of Iowa baseball and softball won’t get much television time this season. The Big Ten Network has announced its spring broadcast schedule, and the Hawkeyes only appear one time each. The Iowa softball team’s...Read More

NCAA first and second round session tickets go on-sale Monday

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – NCAA Women’s Basketball First and Second Round session tickets in Iowa City will go on sale on Monday, March 16 at 9 a.m. (CT). Limited tickets are available for purchase...Read More

National News

Six U.S. airmen killed after refueling aircraft crash in Iraq are identified by Pentagon

The U.S. Department of Defense has identified the six American airmen who were killed when a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft crashed Thursday in western Iraq during a mission supporting operations connected to the conflict with Iran....Read More

IDF says brother of suspect in Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah commander killed in strike

Israel’s military said Sunday that the brother of the man accused of attacking a Michigan synagogue earlier this week was a Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. In a statement posted online, the Israel...Read More

Iran’s new supreme leader delivers first message, declares Strait of Hormuz will remain closed

Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first message since becoming Iran’s supreme leader, declaring that the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as tensions escalate across the Persian Gulf. The statement, read by an anchor on Iranian...Read More