Ben McCollum discusses incoming players
News Desk Rosters change every year in college sports, and Iowa men’s basketball is no different. Bennett Stirtz is gone, and so is Alvaro Folgueiras, but Ben McCollum is confident in the…
May 2026
Iowa’s Ben McCollum reacts to expanded NCAA tournament
One new change that is coming next year to college sports is that the NCAA basketball tournament is expanding to 76 teams. Iowa just made it to the Elite 8,…
Illinois lawmakers approve bill limiting students’ cell phone use in class
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he will sign a bill limiting students’ access to cell phones during class after it passed the Senate on Sunday.
Temporary pool closure at Robert A. Lee Recreation Center
City of Iowa City news release The Robert A. Lee Recreation Center Pool will be closed until further notice due to a mechanical issue with the chemical feeder. An announcement…
A hot start for the month of June
After May ended off on a bit of a hot note with temperatures ranging from the mid to upper 80s, we are ahead of the curve in terms of the…
Iowa City native Macey Howes joins Hawkeye tennis team as a walk-on
Lang 5/31/26 An Iowa City native is joining the University of Iowa tennis team as a walk-on. Macey Howes will join the Hawkeyes beginning in the fall of 2026. Howes…
Registration opens Monday for the Iowa City Emergency Services Youth Camp taking place July 16
City of Iowa City news release The Iowa City Emergency Services Youth Camp returns this summer! The Iowa City Fire Department, Iowa City Police Department, Iowa City Animal Services, University…
Iowa Down Ballot podcast: Pre-primary Palooza
Republican Zach Lahn, shown here March 13, 2026, topped a new poll in the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price…
Clucking egg prices as of 5/29/26
Here’s this week’s egg price update. This is the USDA’s average price per dozen when delivered to the warehouse on Jan. 20, 2026, compared to where prices are now. To…
Idea to have federal employees sign NDAs questioned
A new proposal from the Trump administration would drastically change the work environment for federal employees. The idea would give federal agencies a choice to mandate their employees sign non-disclosure…
Iowa & Illinois make case with DNC to be first in 2028 presidential nominating process
There’s so much political attention focused on this week’s Iowa primary and the November midterm elections, but a dozen state Democratic parties spent the week focused on 2028. They made…
Feenstra hopes to parlay Trump endorsement into Iowa GOP gubernatorial nomination
Iowa’s most significant primary in several years will be decided in two days for some very high profile races, arguably none more heated than the race to be the Republican…
Village of Milan officials seek input about future from community
Milan officials and Planning Commission seek community input as they develop a comprehensive plan update for the community, a news release says. The current plan was prepared in 2019 and…
MetroLINK waives bus fees for kids headed to Illinois QC libraries
Thanks to a special summer reading partnership with Metro, fares will be waived for youth ridingtransit to Illinois Quad Cities public libraries this summer, a news release says. East Moline,…
City starts biweekly mosquito spraying
The Perry Public Works Department will conduct biweekly mosquito spraying throughout the city into the fall season, the Perry City Hall announced this week. Spraying will occur every other week,…