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Iowa gas prices jump in the last week

Hunter 04/06/26 Iowans are paying about 19 cents more per gallon of gas than they were the previous week. Gas Buddy reports the average cost of the over 2000 stations in their survey was $3.48 a gallon....Read More

Alleged reckless driving leads to 3rd OWI for Iowa City man

Hunter 04/06/26 An Iowa City man was arrested for his third OWI after an incident Sunday night. According to the police report, 31-year-old Jose Nava Moncada of Plum Street was observed near the interseciton of Highway 6...Read More

Coralville man arrested after allegedly breaking into girlfriend’s Iowa City residence

Hunter 04/06/26 A Coralville man, allegedly upset with his fiancee for not answering the door to her residence after an altercation earlier in the day, is accused of breaking in to make contact with her. According to...Read More

Iowa City man facing felony drug charges after search warrant executed at his residence

Hunter 04/06/26 An Iowa City man has been arrested after a search warrant found a large quantity of marijuana at his residence. Police executed the warrant at the Wylde Green Road residence of 21-year-old Tate Deahl the...Read More

UI Professor files suit against US Government over canceled naturalization ceremony

Hunter 04/06/26 A University of Iowa professor who has been in the country for over 25 years is suing the United States government after his and his wife’s naturalization ceremony was canceled without explanation. Sources report Sunday...Read More

UI relocating supplemental instruction to first floor of Main Library

Hunter 04/06/26 The University of Iowa has begun construction at the Main Library to make space for its Supplemental Instruction program. The Daily Iowan reports the project is part of a larger effort to expand academic support...Read More

Hundreds cited for violating new hands-free law

Hunter 04/06/26 A new law that went into effect January 1st prohibiting drivers from operating phones and other mobile devices with their hands while driving has kept local and state law enforcement busy. The Gazette reports in...Read More

Iowa City man faces contempt charge after meeting with protected party

Hunter 04/06/26 An Iowa City man faces a contempt charge after interacting with a protected party in a no-contact order. The incident in question occurred the morning of March 19th. According to police, 39-year-old Joel Goldsberry contacted...Read More

Missouri man faces felony charge after allegedly bringing marijuana to jail

Hunter 04/06/26 A Missouri man arrested for public intoxication faces a felony charge after allegedly bringing marijuana into the Johnson County Jail. Police were called to the Hampton Inn on Sturgis Corner Drive just after 10pm Wednesday...Read More

Hawkeyes take series from Golden Gophers with 5-4 win

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Minnesota, 5–4, in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field to win the three-game set. “They answered the bell; they answered...Read More

Iowa drops series finale to #18 Oregon

UI Athletics news release EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Iowa softball team fell to No. 18 Oregon, 6-2, in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Jane Sanders Stadium. HOW IT HAPPENED The Ducks scored first, bringing home...Read More

Veterans fight to keep Iowa City Municipal Airport jet memorial

Lang 4/5/26 A pair of local veterans is fighting to keep the current jet memorial in front of the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The F-86 Sabre was installed at the airport’s entrance on South Riverside Drive in...Read More

Iowa City woman accused of attacking Casey’s employee with a cooking pot

Lang 4/5/26 Iowa City Police have arrested a woman they say assaulted a Casey’s employee with cookware. 29-year-old Lana Rae Jensen Prestridge of the Breckenridge Estates manufactured housing community on Taft Avenue was booked into the Johnson...Read More

National News

Trump escalates pressure on Iran with expletive-filled threat on social media

President Donald Trump has renewed his warnings to Iran, threatening sweeping attacks on the country’s infrastructure if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by a newly set deadline Tuesday evening. In a series of posts...Read More

Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter address calls for peace, warns against growing indifference to violence

In his first Easter address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful message from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, urging the world to reject war and rediscover a commitment to peace. Speaking before tens of...Read More

U.S. stock market swings sharply as Iran conflict fuels oil spike, inflation fears

The U.S. stock market was volatile on Thursday, sliding steeply at the start before trimming most of those losses by midday, though they remained slightly in the red. The S&P 500 dipped roughly 0.2% to near 6,560,...Read More