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Secure UI bicycle parking permits now available

Lang 3/13/26 Despite a wintry weather forecast the first day of spring is just one week away, and the University of Iowa is reminding bicyclists that secure parking permits are now available at three campus locations: the...Read More

Majority of Johnson County supervisors oppose funding Clear Creek Amana school resource officer

Lang 3/13/26 A majority of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors is opposing funding a school resource officer for the Clear Creek Amana School District. The officer would be a full-time deputy placed in the Clear Creek...Read More

Convicted sex offender accused of skipping quarterly in-person verification with Johnson County Sheriff’s Office

Lang 3/13/26 A convicted sex offender has been arrested again after allegedly skipping his quarterly in-person verification with the Johnson County Sheriff’s office. 48-year-old Justin Washpun of Triple Crown Lane was booked into the Johnson County Jail...Read More

Iowa House passes bills to change universities’ core curriculum, allow attorney general to investigate DEI violations

By:Brooklyn Draisey Iowa House lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to alter university presidential searches, tuition options and general education requirements. General education review House File 2361, passed by the Iowa House Higher Education Committee more than one month...Read More

Johnson County Sheriff’s Office identifies inmate who died in custody

Lang 3/12/26 The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has identified the inmate who died in custody earlier this week. 46-year-old Lawrence James Bohnenkamp was found unresponsive in his cell during a routine check just before 4:00 Wednesday morning....Read More

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

National News

Iran’s new supreme leader delivers first message, declares Strait of Hormuz will remain closed

Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first message since becoming Iran’s supreme leader, declaring that the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as tensions escalate across the Persian Gulf. The statement, read by an anchor on Iranian...Read More

Armed suspect is killed after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue; no others hurt

Authorities say a man who crashed a vehicle into a suburban Detroit synagogue and allegedly opened fire was killed after being confronted by security personnel Thursday afternoon. Officials confirmed that no students or staff inside the building...Read More

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