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Machete wielding transient arrested for threatening police

Hunter 02/16/26 An area transient was arrested Sunday afternoon after allegedly threatening bystanders with a machete. The incident occurred on Highway 6 East just before 1:45pm. 39-year-old Sean Dewalt was called in after reportedly waving the weapon...Read More

National Weather Service advises against outdoor burning today

Hunter 02/16/26 The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities says warm temperatures combined with dead fuels and southwest winds gusting to 35 miles per hour today will produce elevated fire danger conditions. Any fire that develops...Read More

UI Powwow to return this year

UI Powwow to return this year Hunter 02/16/25 The Native American Student Association at the University of Iowa has announced the annual Powwow is returning after being canceled last year. The Daily Iowan reports that the state...Read More

Democrat Nathan Sage suspends campaign for US Senate

Hunter 02/16/26 The field of candidates running for the open US Senate seat in Iowa has narrowed after Democrat Nathan Sage of Indianola announced Sunday he’s suspending his campaign. Sage was the first Democrat to officially declare...Read More

Johnson County Jail inmate accused of making dozens of calls to protected party in no contact order

Hunter 02/16/26 An inmate at the Johnson County Jail is accused of violating a no contact order dozens of times during his incarceration. According to the police reports, 39-year-old Raphael Neely of Lilac Street in Tiffin was...Read More

Two motorists arrested for OWI simultaneously on I380

Hunter 02/16/26 Two motorists heading southbound on I380 were charged with OWI by two different law enforcement agencies at the same approximate time. The incidents occurred just before 2:45am Friday. 28-year-old Chelsea Blinks of Cedar Rapids was...Read More

Local criminal legend arrested again

Hunter 02/16/26 An Iowa City transient who has been in and out of jail for decades has been arrested again. 57-year-old Gary Leon Duffel was at the emergency department at University of Iowa Health Care’s main campus...Read More

Iowa City lawmakers host session to discuss proposed legislation

Hunter 02/16/26 Two Iowa City lawmakers hosted a feedback session Sunday to answer questions on education, public health, and human rights bills presented in the Iowa legislature. State Senator Janice Weiner and State Representative Elinor Levin hosted...Read More

Homeless Veterans to get own complex

Hunter 02/16/26 An apartment complex purchased by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors in 2024 could soon be a place exclusively for unhoused veterans. KCRG TV reports the 15 newly renovated and fully-furnished apartments on Hollywood Boulevard...Read More

Iowa baseball adds home game for Tuesday

Lang 2/15/26 The University of Iowa baseball team is taking advantage of the warm forecast and will now open its home season on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes will host UW-Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon at 3:05 at Banks Field. Iowa...Read More

Injured suspect accused of assaulting Tipton Police officer at UIHC

Lang 2/15/26 An injured suspect in the custody of Tipton Police is accused of attacking an officer while being treated at University of Iowa Heath Care. UI Police were called to the UIHC Emergency Department on Grand...Read More

Iowa City Police called to Valentine’s Day domestic disturbance, allegedly discover large amount of drugs and 4 firearms

Lang 2/15/16 Iowa City Police called to a Valentine’s Day domestic disturbance allegedly discovered a large amount of drugs and four firearms. Officers were called to the Seville Apartments on Benton Street just before 11:30 Saturday night,...Read More

Iowa baseball evens season record after 4-3 win over Air Force

UI Athletics news release SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The University of Iowa baseball team earned its first win of the season, defeating Air Force 4–3 at the MLB Desert Invitational on Saturday night. Graduate transfer Logan Runde made his Hawkeye debut...Read More

National News

U.S. forces intercept sanctioned oil tanker after pursuit from Caribbean to Indian Ocean

The U.S. military has intercepted and boarded another oil tanker tied to Venezuela after tracking the vessel thousands of miles from the Caribbean into the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday. According to the Defense Department, U.S....Read More

DNA from glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s home being analyzed as investigation into her disappearance continues

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, have identified DNA from a glove found near her Tucson, Arizona, residence and are preparing to enter the profile into the FBI’s national...Read More

Gail Slater, DOJ’s deputy antitrust chief, stepping down

Gail Slater stepped down Thursday as head of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, ending a short and contentious tenure at a pivotal moment for major corporate mergers. Her departure took effect immediately. Multiple officials familiar with the...Read More