UI extends Macbride programs, Sailing Club faces higher rent fee
The University of Iowa previously announced it wasn't renewing its lease at the Macbride Nature Recreation Area, a partnership that has existed since 1959. The lease is set to expire on July 1, 2029, with many university programs end dates have not yet been finalized. The UI recently decided to slightly alter that plan
Iowa reviews special education spending in 13 districts
The Iowa Department of Education is examining special education spending in 13 school districts where funding shortfalls are growing as schools provide legally required services to students. In Iowa, most public school districts face special education deficits because the state funding formula often falls short of the
Enter to Win: Friday Night Main Event Rodeo Returns to Iowa City
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Supervisors clash over returning to 5-seat Linn County board after moratorium vote
LINN COUNTY, Iowa — "I heard talk that there's push to go to back to a 5-person board of supervisors. I don't know if that's true." That was the topic brought up during public comment at the Linn County Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday. It would be the first time in over five years that the board would go back
Iowa physician sues federal agency over report tied to 2015 patient death
An Iowa physician who successfully challenged the state’s efforts to privately sanction him for incompetence is now suing the federal government. In 2017, the Iowa Board of Medicine issued Dr. Mark B. Irland, a licensed physician who practiced primarily in Marengo, what it called a “confidential letter of warning.” Cou
Plan Your Ghost Town Road Trip To Ivanhoe, South Dakota
If you’re planning a ghost town road trip to Ivanhoe, South Dakota, you’re already headed in the wrong direction. Ivanhoe is actually a quiet Iowa ghost town sitting along the Cedar River, near Highway 1 between Solon and Mount Vernon. After 160 years, only three remnants survive: a cemetery, a bridge, and a quarry. If
Residents stop electrical fire from spreading at Central City apartments
CENTRAL CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - An electrical fire displaced multiple families in Central City Wednesday night. What tenants did before getting out of their home prevented the fire from affecting the entire complex. The 3rd Fire District said in a Facebook post that it got a call around 9:30 p.m....
Pilot injured after helicopter crash in Johnson County
UNION TOWNSHIP, Iowa (KCRG) - The Tiffin Fire Department says a helicopter pilot was taken to the hospital for injuries after a crash Wednesday night in Union Township. The department says it got a call around 7:44 p.m. that a helicopter spraying crops crashed and was smoking near the 2800 block of Rohret Road SW in Io
University of Iowa Health Care to open family medicine clinic in Tiffin this fall
TIFFIN, Iowa (KCRG) - University of Iowa Health Care is set to open a new family medicine clinic in Tiffin at the end of September. The clinic will be located on the northwest corner of Highway 6 and Kimberlite Street. It will feature 12 patient exam rooms, a procedure room and several clinical lab services: prenatal a
Lengthy prison sentence for Iowa man who bought 30 pounds of meth
IOWA — An Iowa City man will spend nearly 20 years in federal prison after being convicted of multiple drug-related offenses. Richard Allen Tuan Casey, 37, was sentenced on Wednesday to 235 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine,

















