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Iowa City man arrested for burglarizing convenience store

Hunter 04/28/26 An Iowa City man was arrested after an investigation determined he stole money from a convenience store. The crime was discovered the morning of August 10th, when the owners of Up In Smoke Liquor and...Read More

Dispute over spitting sunflower seeds leads to felony charges against Illinois man

Hunter 04/28/26 A confrontation over spitting of sunflower seeds has led to felony charges against an Illinois man soliciting at an intersection. The incident occurred Monday evening at 7:40. According to court documents, 38-year-old transient Chayanne Quiles...Read More

Iowa City man charged with possession of child porn

Hunter 04/28/26 An Iowa City man has been arrested after it was discovered he possessed child pornography. According to the police report, 23-year-old Kanrry Kang of Wolfbrook Circle had two different devices and two GMail accounts, where...Read More

UI to discontinue low-enrollment programs

Hunter 04/28/26 The University of Iowa is cutting two long-time programs due to low interest. The Press-Citizen reports citing declining enrollment and concern over long-term sustainability, the University got approval from the Board of Regents to close...Read More

Cedar Rapids School Board approves sweeping changes

Hunter 04/8/26 The Cedar Rapids School District will undergo major changes under a plan to reduce costs. The Gazette reports the first resolution to close five elementary schools and the Truman Early Learning Center was approved 6-1....Read More

Cedar Rapids solicits artwork for traffic signal boxes

Cedar Rapids solicits artwork for traffic signal boxes City release 04/28/26 The City of Cedar Rapids’ Public Art Commission is seeking applications by artists or artist teams to design artwork for three vinyl-wrapped traffic signal boxes along...Read More

University of Iowa to expand support of rural health care through Iowa HHS’ Healthy Hometowns Initiative

UIHC release 04/28/26 The University of Iowa plans to expand its support of rural hospitals across Iowa with $12 million awarded over five years by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for two projects...Read More

IHSAA boys soccer rankings for 4/27/26

CLASS 4A RANK SCHOOL Win Loss Tie 1 Johnston 5 0 0 2 Ankeny Centennial 6 0 1 3 Prairie, Cedar Rapids 6 0 1 4 Waukee Northwest 8 1 0 5 Southeast Polk 6 1 3...Read More

Former UI student sentenced to 50 years in prison on attempted murder, robbery charges

Lang 4/27/26 A former University of Iowa student has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after he tried to strangle and rob a woman outside the Iowa Memorial Union. On Monday, Judge Kevin McKeever sentenced 22-year-old...Read More

Iowa City woman accused of setting her house on fire

Hunter 04/27/26 An Iowa City woman was arrested after allegedly starting a fire in her home. Police say the incident occurred Sunday morning just before 5am at the Lucas Street residence of 20-year-old Cara Hanson. A resident...Read More

Iowa Lodge resident charged after assaulting another resident

Hunter 04/27/26 A Coralville man who allegedly assaulted an Iowa Lodge resident and ran from officers who were trying to contact him has been taken into custody. According to court documents, 38-year-old Joseph Tuttle of the Iowa...Read More

Tiffin man faces possible jail time after allegedly found with a weapon while intoxicated

Hunter 04/27/26 A Tiffin man could faces jail time after allegedly driving drunk with a weapon. The reported incident took place Saturday at 3:40am near the intersection of South Gilbert and Burlington streets, involving 34-year-old Terrence Brown....Read More

Burlington woman faces OWI and drug charges after incident in downtown Iowa City

Hunter 04/27/26 A Burlington woman was arrested early Saturday morning in downtown Iowa City after an altercation with another motorist. Police say 24-year-old Charisma Alarcon was on the 300 block of East Burlington Street just before 4am...Read More

National News

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposes revised congressional map targeting four Democratic seats

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has introduced a newly redrawn congressional map that could significantly boost Republican representation in the state, potentially adding up to four GOP-held seats if approved. The proposal now heads to the Republican-controlled state...Read More

Suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting is charged with attempted assassination of the President

Cole Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, appeared briefly in federal court Monday after being charged in connection with the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Prosecutors allege he attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump,...Read More

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. says he will not block Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Fed Chair

Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he will no longer block the confirmation of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, clearing a path for the nomination to move forward. The Republican lawmaker had refused to back any...Read More