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Muscatine County refuses public records request for agreement to jail ICE detainees

Hunter 02/23/26 Muscatine County is refusing to publicly disclose its contract to hold immigration detainees for the federal government. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports in recent months, the County’s jail administrator has been named in five lawsuits related...Read More

Iowa City man accused of assaulting his mother

Hunter 02/23/26 An Iowa City man on probation for an assault conviction was arrested after allegedly assaulting his mother. The incident occurred February 2nd as 40-year-old Patrick Smith of Wylde Green Road was going to the store...Read More

Keokuk man arrested for OWI faces weapon charge

Hunter 02/23/26 A Keokuk man pulled over for speeding was arrested on OWI and weapon charges. A Johnson County deputy stopped 21-year-old Kolton Kellum of Boulevard Road just before 1am February 12th for allegedly going 90 in...Read More

Area transient charged with multiple assaults

Hunter 02/23/26 An allegedly intoxicated transient was arrested Sunday afternoon after several unprovoked assaults. According to the arrest report, the incidents occurred at the Winter Emergency Shelter. 24-year-old Rayven Paul reportedly punched one victim in the neck,...Read More

Iowa City man charged after allegedly stealing car

Hunter 02/23/26 An Iowa City man was arrested Friday night after allegedly stealing a vehicle. According to court documents, 39-year-old Joseph Velazquez of Morgan Court was stopped near the intersection of Gilbert Street and Stevens Drive just...Read More

UI seeking approval for multimillion dollar upgrades and improvements

Hunter 02/23/26 The University of Iowa is proposing projects to upgrade its radiology, sleep services, and a research facility. Multiple sources indicate the University wants to upgrade the radiology and imaging department at its downtown campus, formerly...Read More

Memorial held for former City High athlete Parker Sutherland

Hunter 02/23/26 A memorial was held Sunday at City High’s Little Hawk Arena to remember the life of former student-athlete Parker Sutherland, who passed away just shy of his 19th birthday on February 14th at the University...Read More

Iowa Capital Dispatch list of bills that survived funnel deadline and those that didn’t

By:Robin Opsahl, Brooklyn Draisey and Cami Koons– Iowa lawmakers took on hundreds of bills in the first six weeks of the 2026 legislative session, though several measures named as top priorities heading into the year, like eminent domain and property...Read More

#7 UI men’s wrestlers fall in regular season finale at #3 Oklahoma State

UI Athletics news release STILLWATER, Okla. — The No. 7 University of Iowa wrestling team fell to No. 3 Oklahoma State, 32–11, on Sunday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena. “165 was an important match for the postseason and seeds,”...Read More

UI men’s basketball team falls at #24 Wisconsin 84-71

UI Athletics news release MADISON, Wis. – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team fell to No. 24 Wisconsin, 84-71, on Sunday afternoon on Ab Nicholas Court inside the Kohl Center. The Hawkeyes move to 19-8 overall and...Read More

UI women’s basketball team drubs #6 Michigan 62-44

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa – No. 13 Iowa (22-5, 13-3) defeated No. 6 Michigan (22-5, 13-3) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday afternoon, 62-44. Today’s game marked the 50th consecutive sellout for Iowa women’s basketball which...Read More

Hawkeyes drop Game 3 against FAU after clinching series

UI Athletics news release BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Iowa baseball team dropped the series finale to Florida Atlantic, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon at FAU Baseball Stadium. “Nick Terhaar and Maddux Frese did a great job for us today...Read More

Hawkeyes drop game against Miami of Ohio

UI Athletics news release Buies Creek, N.C. – The University of Iowa softball team fell to Miami (Ohio), 4-1, in the final game of the Campbell Invitational at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium. The Hawkeyes finished the weekend 3-2 and...Read More

National News

Major Nor’easter slams East coast, causing blizzard conditions and travel bans

A powerful winter storm is battering the East Coast, placing roughly 80 million people across 12 states under winter weather alerts as blizzard conditions stretch from the Mid-Atlantic through New England. Coastal communities are facing the brunt...Read More

Armed intruder fatally shot by Secret Service after breaching Mar-a-Lago security perimeter

An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday after entering the restricted grounds of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. According to the U.S. Secret Service, the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. near...Read More

Former Prince Andrew released “under investigation” following arrest over Epstein ties

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew and the younger brother of King Charles III, has been released by British police after his arrest on Thursday for suspicion of misconduct in public office. Mountbatten-Windsor was released “under...Read More