An Oxford, Iowa man has been charged with kidnapping after police say he threatened an Iowa City woman, who had a no contact order against him related to previous charges of assault and sexual abuse, with a knife and forced her to get in her car drive him toward Cedar Rapids on Thursday.

The Badgers have lost seven straight Big Ten games, and their fans seem to be reaching a breaking point.

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Immensely popular barnstorming baseball/entertainment team will bring its fun and talent to Iowa's football stadium for two nights.

High school volleyball: Regional pairings for 2025. The postseason trail begins Oct. 20.

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Coach/President Mark Carlson broke the United States Hockey League record for most regular-season victories last Friday night when his team beat Lincoln. Another win the following night gave Carlson 780 career victories. Plaudits for the only head coach Cedar Rapids has had have continued to pour in.

The Hawkeyes open the season at home against Bellarmine and hit the road for rivalry duals against Iowa State and Oklahoma State.

Photos from Iowa high school cross country MVC Super meet. Cedar Falls' Charlee Gall took first place for the girls and Western Dubuque's Quentin Nauman took first for the boys.

High school cross country: Led by Western Dubuque's Quentin Nauman (14:43), MVC's elite cross country trio doesn't disappoint. Iowa City High girls, Cedar Falls boys comfortably claim the team titles.

See photos as the Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars hosted the Waterloo West Wahawks for an Iowa high school football game.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association's RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) is a huge deal the last three weeks of the prep football regular season. Waterloo West was ranked one spot ahead of Cedar Rapids Kennedy (just on the outside looking in at the top 16) and picked up a huge 28-21 win Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.

This week on the podcast, we'll discuss the Des Moines Superintendent situation, the federal government shutdown, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks talking town halls.

Cedar Rapids Prairie senior David Fason has become a game-changing, versatile player and leader for the Hawks. The University of Iowa commit ranks among the state leaders in tackles for loss and has been a difference maker on offense, defense and special teams.

Immensely popular barnstorming baseball/entertainment team will bring its fun and talent to Iowa's football stadium for two nights.

A seven-foot fence that the Department of Homeland Security is planning to erect in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids — in an ongoing dispute with protesters over the lawn space in front of the building — will not require a permit after the city of Cedar Rapids said it has discovered an error in the property record that puts the intended fence on federal property.

The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case to determine whether state courts can bill low-income Iowans for the cost of their court-appointed defense attorney when criminal charges against the person have been dismissed.

The Hawkeyes open the season at home against Bellarmine and hit the road for rivalry duals against Iowa State and Oklahoma State.

Iowa Senate Republicans called for an audit of Des Moines Public Schools after the arrest of former superintendent Ian Roberts — prompting pushback from State Auditor Rob Sand. Also in this week's Capitol Notebook: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joins a multistate coalition backing Trump's National Guard deployments.

The city of Cedar Rapids' code enforcement manager pleaded not guilty this week to submitting forged pet prescriptions insurance claim. A tampering with records charge was added to the two initial charges last month.

A new program in Hiawatha — a partnership between UnityPoint Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the state — is a one-stop shop for health care services for eligible participan...

Three are in the NBA. Others are in Europe, Asia, and all over college basketball.

The federal government shutdown hasn't affected food aid yet, but Iowa's contingency funding for WIC could run out if the standoff in Washington drags on.

Three are in the NBA. Others are in Europe, Asia, and all over college basketball.