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Matt Degner resigning as superintendent of Iowa City schools, will remain employed by the district

Lang 5/22/26 Matt Degner is resigning as the superintendent of the Iowa City Community School District. Degner made the announcement in a letter to district families. He says he’s stepping down after his mother was diagnosed with...Read More

Hawkeye Waste Systems given deferred judgment for failure to maintain Worker’s Comp insurance

Edited release 05/22/26 A district judge sentenced the owner of Hawkeye Waste Systems to a deferred judgement after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to failing to maintain worker’s compensation insurance. Judge Jason Burns granted James Watts’...Read More

Rural Mainstreet Index remains weak

Edited release 05/22/26 According to the May survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) dropped below growth neutral for the fourth straight month. Overall:...Read More

Iowa unemployment rate holds steady

Edited release 05/22/26 Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable at 3.3 percent in April. The state’s jobless rate was 3.6 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.3 percent in April The total...Read More

Lutmer Named to Lott IMPACT Watch List

UI Athletics release 05/22/26 University of Iowa junior defensive back Zach Lutmer has been named to the 2026 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. The announcement was made Thursday by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation. The 42 nominees represent the...Read More

Johnson County Downtown Campus earns Gold Bicycle Friendly Business designation

Edited release 05/22/26 The Johnson County Downtown Campus has been designated as a Gold Bicycle Friendly Business for the third time by the League of American Bicyclists. The campus, which includes the Administration, Health and Human Services,...Read More

Hawkeyes end season with loss to Purdue

UI Athletics news release OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 8-seeded University of Iowa baseball team fell to No. 5-seeded Purdue, 8-1, in an elimination game Thursday afternoon at the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. “It...Read More

Hawkeye track and field prepares for NCAA postseason

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa track and field has qualified 45 entries to the 2026 NCAA West First Rounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 27-30. The men’s team will send 26 entries...Read More

Press box at Field of Dreams to be named after Gary Dolphin

Hunter 05/21/26 Officials with the Dyersville property known as the “Field of Dreams” have announced they will honor longtime Hawkeye announcer Gary Dolphin by naming the press box at the new field after him. Calling him a...Read More

Iowa City man found over three times the legal limit to drive after auto accident

Hunter 05/21/26 An Iowa City man has been charged with OWI after an overnight accident earlier this month. Police say just before 2am May 2nd, 51-year-old Edgar Martinez Ruis of Essex Street reportedly hit a parked vehicle...Read More

Iowa City man charged after domestic assaults

Hunter 05/21/26 An Iowa City man who allegedly assaulted the mother of their shared children has been arrested. According to police, 32-year-old Damien Gilchrist of Davis Street was at a residence in Tiffin where the victim and...Read More

Iowa legislators push to mandate UI students take Center for Intellectual Freedom Classes

Hunter 05/21/26 A last-minute push by Iowa Republicans may end up requiring University of Iowa students to take classes at its Center for Intellectual Freedom in order to graduate. A provision was added to the budget bill...Read More

Lahn leads Republican gubernatorial candidates in fundraising

Hunter 05/21/26 Newly filed state finance campaign reports indicate candidate Zach Lahn is the top fundraiser among Republicans running for Iowa governor. While Congressman Randy Feenstra was seen as the front-runner in the primary, Lahn was the...Read More

National News

Federal authorities unveil 15 indictments in sweeping Medicaid fraud scheme in Minnesota

Federal officials announced charges Thursday against 15 people accused of orchestrating massive Medicaid fraud schemes in Minnesota, describing the investigation as one of the largest healthcare fraud crackdowns the state has ever seen. Officials did not publicly...Read More

Supreme Court declines Alabama appeal to execute intellectually disabled death row inmate

In a narrowly divided 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Alabama’s effort to reinstate the death sentence of Joseph Clifton Smith, after deciding not to settle a broader dispute over how IQ scores should be evaluated...Read More

DOJ brings charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 plane shootdown

Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others have been indicted in the United States over the 1996 downing of two civilian aircrafts operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an attack that killed four...Read More