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Amana Whirlpool plant to close for five days next week

Lang 5/14/26 The Amana Whirlpool plant will close for five days next week. The plant will halt production from May 18-22 to manage production. That’s according to a statement released to KCRG TV-9. A spokesperson also told...Read More

Coralville police seek public help amid rash of burglaries

Hunter 05/14/26 Coralville Police are asking the public’s help after several burglaries were reported overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning in the area of Ninth Avenue. Police are actively investigating the incidents and are asking anyone with information...Read More

Ped Mall shooting suspect waives extradition

Hunter 05/14/26 The teenager accused of shooting five people on the Iowa City Ped Mall last month has waived extradition and will be returned to Iowa within 30 days. Meanwhile, investigators are still actively following leads and...Read More

New Liberty High principal to start July 1

Hunter 05/14/26 The Iowa City School Board has approved the hiring of Cedar Rapids school district administrator Adam Zimmerman to be the next principal at Liberty High. ZImmerman replaces Justin Colbert, who becomes deputy superintendent of the...Read More

Iowa City man with active warrant charged with marijuana possession upon arrest

Hunter 05/14/26 An Iowa City man caught trespassing had a warrant for his arrest, and was found with marijuana on his person. Monday afternoon at approximately 2:20, 53-year-old Bradley McDannald of Willow Street was reportedly trespassing in...Read More

Mississippi man stopped for speeding arrested for OWI

Hunter 05/14/26 A Mississippi man was taken into custody this week after a traffic stop for speeding led to OWI and drug charges. According to the police report, 36-year-old Jeremy Jackson of Moss Point was traveling on...Read More

Rural West Branch woman faces numerous drug, weapons charges after late Tuesday night traffic stop

Lang 5/13/26 A late night traffic stop in Iowa City has led to numerous drug and weapons charges against a rural West Branch woman. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a 2005 Chevy Silverado that was...Read More

UI student accused of downtown Iowa City assault that left one person injured

Lang 5/13/26 A University of Iowa student is accused of a downtown Iowa City assault that left one person injured. Iowa City Police were called to The Summit on South Clinton Street just before 10:15 Tuesday night...Read More

Former Johnson County sheriff calls out supervisors’ absenteeism

Lang 5/13/26 A former Johnson County Sheriff is calling out current members of the Board of Supervisors for what he claims is excessive absenteeism. Lonny Pulkrabek…who served as Johnson County Sheriff from 2005 to 2021…has posted to...Read More

New group forms to protect pets in Hills

Lang 5/13/26 A new group has formed to help protect pets in the City of Hills. Hills Paw Patrol is described as “a committee comprised of Hills residents whose goal is to help stray and runaway pets...Read More

Coralville man accused of using his vehicle as a weapon fined $105 for lesser charge

Lang 5/13/26 A Coralville man accused of using his vehicle as a weapon has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Judge Jason Burns fined 20-year-old Braden Spain $105 on May 8th after he pleaded guilty to a...Read More

Warrant issued (again) for arrest of suspect in reported Iowa City machete attack

Lang 5/13/26 A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a suspect accused of attacking another person with a machete near downtown Iowa City. This is the second court date 46-year-old Thomas Paintin, a local transient,...Read More

Iowa City school board pauses facilities master plan amid financial crisis

Lang 5/12/26 The Iowa City school board took dramatic action at Tuesday’s board meeting amid an ongoing financial crisis. The board voted to pause the Facilities Master Plan, ask the state to increase the district’s spending authority,...Read More

National News

South Carolina Supreme Court overturns double-murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh, orders new trial

The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the double-murder convictions of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh, ruling that he did not receive a fair trial in the killings of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son, Paul Murdaugh. In...Read More

Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as next Federal Reserve chair

The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, handing President Donald Trump a key economic appointment as the central bank faces mounting pressure over inflation and interest rates. Warsh...Read More

Dr. Marty Makary steps down as FDA Commissioner

Dr. Marty Makary has resigned as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration after a turbulent 13-month run that placed him at the center of political and regulatory battles inside the Trump administration. Makary, a longtime surgeon...Read More