Speaking to the crowd gathered at College Green Park in downtown Iowa City for the Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) rally on Tuesday, Katie Freeman began by talking about the sounds — shouts, chants, angry and despairing screams — they heard in protests inside the Iowa State Capitol last year as Republican lawmakers voted to […]
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Iowans in 61 cities turn out for No Kings the third, protesting fresh Trump horrors at now-routine rallies
There were more than 3,300 “No Kings” rallies across the country on Saturday, including 61 in Iowa. The rallies protesting President Trump and his policies took place across the state, in both Iowa’s largest cities and smaller communities like Onawa and Tipton. National organizers estimated the overall participation across the country at 8 million. It is […]
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En Español: “Raza Maldita,” a poem in Spanish and English
Nadie decide donde nacer, que manos y piernas tener, con que oídos oír o con que ojos ver Algunos nos enaltece el génesis de la sangre y otros cuantos la esconden, guardando en el fondo las semillas de quienes son y fueron ¿Acaso se sonroja o sufre el halcón, delfín, o escorpión por llevar […]
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Iowa City warns about email scam targeting residents
An old scam is spreading again in the Iowa City area, the city warned residents on Tuesday. Scammers are sending authentic-looking emails that appear to be from city employees trying to collect fees or payments for city services, according to a news release. In a recent incident, a resident received an email containing what appeared […]
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On supply runs to Minneapolis, Iowa City local Charlie Morris saw ICE terror, mass resistance efforts firsthand
On Sunday, Feb. 15, a van with tinted windows sat in the median of an expressway 10 minutes outside Minneapolis. It idled in a Michigan left usually reserved for law enforcement personnel, one that allows for quick pull-outs and pull-overs. But unlike police cars, this van didn’t have any lights or sirens — it was […]
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With a losing record and low ticket sales, the Iowa Heartlanders will skip the 2026-27 hockey season
The Iowa Heartlanders will not be on the ice for the 2026-27 season, the team’s ownership group announced on Monday, after the ECHL Board of Governors approved the group’s request for “a voluntary suspension of operations.” “This was an incredibly difficult decision that followed months of careful evaluation,” Michael Devlin, the team’s majority owner, said […]
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ICE contract with Muscatine County Jail increased funding for detentions by 75%, stipulates ‘no public disclosures’
The Muscatine County Jail was promised a 75 percent increase in potential revenue for holding federal immigration detainees during the first year of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, newly disclosed records show. In March 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amended the federal government’s longstanding contract with Muscatine County for the detention of individuals […]
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‘They have a right to pastoral care’: Federal agents refuse to let Bishop of Davenport accompany families at ICE office in Cedar Rapids
A large crowd gathered outside the ICE field office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday morning to show support for the immigrants. One person who had arrived as part of carpool of 10 from Dubuque told Little Village that no one in her group knew any of the immigrants who had to report to the ICE […]
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Coralville City Council ends Flock contract signed by police chief after backlash; residents tell city ‘never again’
At its formal meeting on Tuesday night, the Coralville City Council voted to cancel its contract with Flock Safety and remove the two Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras already installed on city property. There had been growing community opposition to the use of Flock’s ALPR cameras in Coralville since last July when the city’s […]
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Judge: City’s arrest of critic is ‘quintessential viewpoint discrimination’
Declaring that a citizen was “targeted because he criticized the police department and city leadership,” a federal judge has ruled that the City of Newton violated the rights of a critic by twice having the man arrested at city council meetings. The decision means that Noah Petersen’s lawsuit against the city for violating his constitutional […]
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Sol Butler, Olympian and football star of the Jim Crow era, is a Dubuque icon — and the subject of a new book
One hundred years ago, Sol Butler’s name was well known throughout the sports world. A multi-sport athlete, Butler set records at the University of Dubuque, was a quarterback in the early days of the NFL, competed in track and field at the Olympics and played pitcher and shortstop in the Negro Leagues. His achievements came […]
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Protesters sing hymns inside Coralville Target as part of nationwide campaign pressuring the company to change its ICE stance
Emily Patton was standing outside the Target at Coral Ridge Mall a little before 2 p.m. on Sunday, holding an American flag and a sign with a simple, direct message: “ICE OUT!” Patton had driven in from Wilton to participate in a protest aimed at the Target Corporation and its relationship with ICE. “Early on, […]
