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Alleged Trader Joe’s road rage incident leads to arrest of Iowa City woman

Lang 3/12/26 A reported road rage incident has led to the arrest of an Iowa City woman. Coralville Police say at about 10:00 Wednesday morning 31-year-old Valerie Humphrey of the Hilltop manufactured housing community on Waterfront Drive...Read More

Iowa City woman faces assault charge after allegedly spitting on police officer

Lang 3/12/26 An Iowa City woman faces an assault charge after allegedly spitting on an Iowa City Police officer. Officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Macbride Drive just before 10:45 Wednesday night. They were interviewing 41-year-old...Read More

Family of Johnson County Jail inmate who died in custody files lawsuit against multiple parties

Lang 3/12/26 The family of a Johnson County Jail inmate who died while in custody is now suing Johnson County, staff at the jail, University of Iowa Health Care, and a UIHC medical provider. 36-year-old Nathaniel Davis...Read More

Senate panels advance bill to restrict noncitizen hiring at state universities

By:Brooklyn Draisey (Iowa Capital Dispatch) March 11, 2026 Legislation to bar new employment contracts with H1-B visa holders from certain countries made its way through an Iowa Senate subcommittee and the chamber’s workforce committee Wednesday with concerns from...Read More

Iowa stages third-period charge but drops, 5-2

Iowa Heartlanders news release Fort Wayne, IN — The Iowa Heartlanders fell, 5-2, to the Fort Wayne Komets Wednesday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Iowa scored twice in the opening four minutes of the third, cutting...Read More

City High students briefly stranded at O’Hare Airport due to pilot strike

Lang 3/11/26 A pilot strike stranded about 150 City High students at O’Hare Airport in Chicago on Wednesday. KCRG TV-9 reports Lufthansa pilots went on strike as the Little Hawk band members were travelling to Germany. The...Read More

Seeds and brackets announced for 2026 NCAA men’s wrestling championships

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team secured seven top-10 seeds for the NCAA Championships, the governing body announced Wednesday. The Hawkeyes will send nine wrestlers to the national tournament....Read More

Iowa Senate subcommittee approves UI nursing residency requirement legislation

By:Brooklyn Draisey (Iowa Capital Dispatch) March 11 An Iowa Senate subcommittee moved ahead legislation Wednesday to set a residency requirement in the University of Iowa nursing program — with no guarantees of it even coming to the...Read More

Johnson County Jail inmate found dead in their cell

Lang 3/11/26 An inmate at the Johnson County Jail has been found dead in their cell. A news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s office indicates that during a routine check just before 4:00 Wednesday morning an...Read More

Gov. Reynolds signs bill restricting local civil rights protections into law

Lang 3/11/26 Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that would prevent local governments from providing civil rights protections to groups not protected under state law. The bill was signed just one day after it...Read More

Iowa City man accused of threatening another person with two guns

Lang 3/11/26 An Iowa City man is accused of threatening another person with a pair of guns. Iowa City Police say about two weeks ago 33-year-old Valentino Jackson approached a subject after arguing with that person’s son....Read More

Hope House resident who absconded over the weekend back behind bars

Lang 3/11/26 A Hope House resident who absconded last weekend is back behind bars. 31-year-old Ray Troyer was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 3:00 Tuesday afternoon. Hope House staff say Troyer checked out of...Read More

House passes bill to raise income limits for Iowans with disabilities, restrict WIC eligibility

By:Cami Koons– (Iowa Capital Dispatch) March 10 The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would increase income limits for Iowans with disabilities who rely on Medicaid for essential services and also put certain restrictions...Read More

National News

Global Entry service restarts amid ongoing DHS funding standoff

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has restored the Global Entry program after suspending it for more than two weeks during the partial government shutdown. Global Entry, which requires an application, background check and fee, enables low-risk...Read More

IEA approves release of emergency oil reserves, will supply 400M barrels to global markets

The International Energy Agency announced Wednesday that its member nations have unanimously approved a historic emergency measure, agreeing to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves to help stabilize global energy markets amid the ongoing...Read More

FDA authorizes new use for leucovorin as first treatment for rare neurological condition CFD

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new use for leucovorin calcium tablets, allowing the drug to treat cerebral folate deficiency (CFD), an extremely rare neurological condition. The medication is a synthetic version of vitamin...Read More