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05/31/2026

Transient accused of stealing bicycle from Iowa City residence

Lang 5/30/26 A transient faces charges that he stole a bicycle from an Iowa City residence. 49-year-old Louis Church was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 6:45 Friday night. Iowa City Police say Church entered

05/31/2026

One dead after house fire near West Branch

Lang 5/30/26 One person has been found dead after Saturday morning house fire near West Branch. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, just before 4:30 a.m. the Joint Emergency Communications Center received calls reporting a residential

05/30/2026

A settlement was never brought before the court before the president dismissed his suit against the IRS, according to 35 former federal judges.

05/30/2026

BREAKING: Medical examiner called to house fire on Cedar-Johnson Road
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05/30/2026

Caitlin Clark faces the possibility of a fine worth up to $10,000 after she declined to speak to the media.

05/30/2026

President Donald J. Trump took on 'third rate artists' getting nervous about administration-backed concerts, proposing a different event starring himself.

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

CNN learning “no fat soldiers” will be invited to Trump’s WH UFC fights. Sources say they must “look good” on camera, meet weight standards, and they have to pay their own way there.

05/30/2026

Iowa City Police arrest Black Hawk County man accused of pepper-spraying an officer

Lang 5/30/26 Iowa City Police have arrested a Black Hawk County man they say pepper-sprayed one of their officers last fall. 28-year-old Gregory Hastings of Evansdale was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 12:45 Saturday

05/30/2026

Texas man accused of vandalizing Coralville building

Lang 5/30/26 A Texas man is accused of vandalizing a Coralville building. Coralville Police say 24-year-old Angel Martinez Garcia of Orange, Texas spray-painted graffiti on The Banks Student Living on East 7th Street at about 10:00 Wednesday