Local News in Iowa City

Wingra Wind Quintet wows audiences with dazzling Voxman Building recital performance

Perched on the stage of the Voxman Music Building Recital Hall stood five eager musicians. The elegant sounds of their instruments echoed through the room, laced with the hope of sharing their expertise of music with the University of Iowa. The Wingra Wind Quintet is a music…

UI students show up for social media sensation Sister Cindy

Each day, thousands of University of Iowa students amble across the Pentacrest, gazing up at the inspirationally gold-tipped Old Capitol Museum in between their strides across campus. On an average day, this walk would include all the common idyllic sounds found on a college…

Photos: Iowa City Vigil for Ahmed Osman

The Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County organized a vigil on Thursday evening to celebrate the life of Ahmed Osman, a fifth-grade student who died after an accident during a Borlaug Elementary School field trip at Lake Macbride earlier this week. Around 200 Iowa City residents…

Breakthrough and bravery | Kid Captain Lily Lee has powered through a rare spinal disease since she was just over one year old.

Lily Lee was born without complications and hit every milestone right on cue throughout her mother Mya’s pregnancy. By the time Lily turned 1, however, she still hadn’t started walking. “She could stand and take a few steps on her own,” Mya said. “But around 14 to 16 months, we…

‘At the end of the day, it’s just football’

The energy in Cam Buffington’s voice faded after each question asked. What had started as a content smile had slipped into a straight face, ready to give the same answer each time. Fresh off a career-best performance against Iowa State, it was no surprise the media requested to…

Stepsis: Won’t let one moment define team

A road-trip to Iowa City for the UNI football team ended in a tough 55-0 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday Sept. 20. “We were embarrassed today,” UNI head...

No. 5-ranked Iowa field hockey triumphs over Ohio State, 4-1, on Friday

No. 5-ranked Iowa field hockey overcomes Ohio State on Friday, defeating the Buckeyes, 4-1. A four-goal second half helped the Hawkeyes secure the win. After a scoreless first half, Iowa would look to have a different outcome than the week prior, losing to an unranked Indiana.…

DITV: Newscast – Fri, Sept 25, 2026

Iowa women’s soccer tie 1-1 at Penn State to mark third straight draw.

The Iowa women’s soccer team came away with a 1-1 draw against Penn State in their first road match of Big Ten play on Thursday. The match saw the returns of Liana Tarasco, Léa Larouche, and Iba Oching to the starting lineup after representing Canada in the U20 Women’s World Cup,…

DITV: Week 4 Kid Captain Lily Lee

Politifact | Fact-checking Rob Sand’s comparison of Iowa public schools’ ranking

For the 2026 election, Politifact and The Daily Iowan are partnering up to bring readers fact checks on key Iowa races. PolitiFact is a nonprofit operated by the Poynter Institute. In a gubernatorial campaign ad posted on his public social media accounts, Democrat Rob Sand said…

UI Student Wellness hosts Intuitive Eating seminar series to help students navigate health and well-being

University of Iowa Student Wellness hosted a new Nourished at Iowa seminar series to help students understand and improve their relationships with food. The Nourished at Iowa: Intuitive Eating 101 is a four part interactive seminar series that began as an alternative to…