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Olympic trials finalist is 1st Iowa women's wrestling signee

Feb. 03, 2022 01:36 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A junior world champion and U.S. Olympic trials finalist is the first member of the Iowa women's wrestling program's inaugural signing class. ...

Two-time Olympian Clarissa Chun, right, thanks Barbara Burke, University of Iowa's deputy director of athletics, during at a press conference where Chun was introduced as the coach of the new Iowa women's wrestling program in Iowa City, Iowa, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)

'No better place': Iowa's new women's wrestling coach ready

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 19, 2021 03:39 PM EST

Women's wrestling star Clarissa Chun to be Iowa's 1st coach

Nov. 18, 2021 05:10 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two-time Olympian Clarissa Chun has been named coach of the new Iowa women's wrestling program, athletic director Gary Barta announced...

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 file photo, Iowa wide receiver Tyrone Tracy Jr. runs on the field during an NCAA college football game against Michigan State in Iowa City, Iowa. It was back in the 2019 season when Tyrone Tracy Jr., gave himself the nickname “Sweet Feet.” Never mind that Tracy was just a redshirt freshman in Iowa’s experienced wide receiver group. He came up with it, he said that season, so it was his. Two years later, he said he’s keeping it.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

'Sweet Feet' Tracy takes leadership role with Iowa receivers

By John Bohnenkamp Jun. 23, 2021 02:25 AM EDT

FILE - Shown in this Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, is Iowa Senate Secretary Charlie Smithson at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Smithson threatened retribution against a GOP appointee who oversees workplace safety after inspectors said they would make public their concerns about COVID-19 risks at the Capitol. Notes show Smithson, the secretary of the Senate, criticized Iowa Labor Commissioner Rod Roberts for "not knowing better" and told inspectors at an April 2, 2021, meeting that the issue would be raised at his next conformation hearing. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa Senate official warned of payback over COVID-19 inquiry

By Ryan J. Foley Jun. 11, 2021 01:54 PM EDT

Defense attorneys Jennifer Frese, left, and Chad Frese speak during a news conference after the verdict in the Cristhian Bahena Rivera trial, Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, Iowa. A jury on Friday found Bahena Rivera guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who vanished while out for a run in 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Pool)

Farm laborer convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner

By Ryan J. Foley May. 28, 2021 03:44 PM EDT

In this Nov. 2020, photo provided by the Scott County (Iowa) Sheriff's Office is Henry Earl Dinkins. Dinkins, a registered sex offender was charged last July, with violating sex offender registry requirements by failing to update his address, and having contact with minors. On Wednesday, April 5, 2021, authorities announced that Dinkins, who is still in custody, has been charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of Breasia Terrell, a Davenport girl who disappeared last July. (Scott County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Illinois prison term loomed for suspect in Iowa girl's death

By Ryan J. Foley May. 19, 2021 05:09 PM EDT

Suspect in Iowa girl's murder had been paroled weeks earlier

By Ryan J. Foley May. 18, 2021 02:28 PM EDT

Judge OKs broadcast, limits attendance at Iowa murder trial

By Ryan J. Foley May. 11, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The public will be able to watch the trial of the man charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts — but not in...

University of Iowa's incoming President Barbara Wilson is introduced during a news conference, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Levitt Center for University Advancement on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The Iowa Board of Regents appointed Wilson on Friday, to succeed Bruce Harreld, who is retiring after leading the campus since 2015, after interviewing four finalists in closed session. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)

U. of Illinois official to be next U. of Iowa president

By Ryan J. Foley Apr. 30, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

In this March 1, 2021, booking photo, Harvey Hunter Jr. is shown in at the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa after turning himself in to face a charge of first-degree harassment. Hunter is defending a profane voicemail he left for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds that said she should be "hung for treason," saying he didn't intend to threaten her and was expressing his opposition to her COVID-19 restrictions. (Polk County Jail via AP)

Man charged with threatening Iowa governor cites free speech

By Ryan J. Foley Apr. 29, 2021 12:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2020, file photo, medical workers test a local resident at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Waterloo, Iowa. Newly released records show the State of Iowa deployed "strike teams" to conduct rapid on-site coronavirus testing at 17 businesses in 2020, including some of the state's most powerful pork and beef companies. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Powerful Iowa companies got state testing help, records show

By Ryan J. Foley Apr. 27, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

Iowa's Jordan Bohannon announces he'll return for 6th season

Apr. 26, 2021 06:18 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon announced Monday he will return to the Hawkeyes for his sixth season in 2021-22. Due to...

In this February 2021 photo provided by Matt Johnson is animal rights activist Johnson, a researcher with the group Direct Action Everywhere. Johnson, a leading foe of the livestock industry, has been charged with trespassing at a pig facility in Iowa, the first case brought under the state's latest so-called "ag-gag" law. (Matt Johnson via AP)

Industry foe charged under Iowa's new food trespassing law

By Ryan J. Foley Apr. 08, 2021 02:26 PM EDT

Iowa City quarantines students, staff amid variant concerns

By David Pitt Apr. 07, 2021 05:05 PM EDT
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa City school district said Wednesday that 127 students and five staff members tested positive for the coronavirus or are presumed...

Hawkeye Express fan train ceasing operations on game days

Apr. 07, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The train that has carried thousands of Iowa football fans from Coralville to Kinnick Stadium on games days will cease operations, the...

Largest Iowa detention facility seeks change to ICE contract

By Ryan J. Foley Mar. 25, 2021 01:50 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The rural jail that has long been the largest detention facility for immigrants facing deportation in Iowa plans to stop housing long...

Prison workers comfort each other after a news conference in front of the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Lorena Schulte, a nurse and Robert McFarland, a correctional officer were killed by an inmate in the infirmary during an escape attempt. An inmate was also injured in the assault. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette via AP)

Police: Inmates killed 2 Iowa prison staff in escape attempt

By Ryan J. Foley Mar. 24, 2021 05:16 PM EDT

File-This Dec. 25, 2017, file photo shows Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa, Iowa. A nurse and a correctional officer at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in eastern Iowa died Tuesday, March 23, 2021, after an inmate attacked multiple staff members and other inmates, state officials said. (Liz Martin/The Gazette via AP, File)

Nurse, officer dead after inmate attack at Iowa prison

By Ryan J. Foley Mar. 23, 2021 03:34 PM EDT

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery questions a call against his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Hawkeyes extending Fran McCaffery's contract through 2028

Mar. 15, 2021 03:04 PM EDT