News - Iowa City Press-Citizen
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowans may want to think twice before complaining about long waits in the emergency room. According to a national study, Iowa is the quickest place in the country to get emergency medical attention - the average visit lasting two hours, 18 minutes.
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A man faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of throwing a firecracker inside a Coralville mall. Travis Grout, 19, has been charged with first-degree arson, public intoxication and interference with official acts for an incident April 16 at Coral Ridge Mall.
IOWA CITY, Iowa - An underage drinker who police say tried to bribe an officer in exchange for a warning was arrested. Amber Breanne Gordon, 19, of Iowa City, was charged with bribery, possession of alcohol while under the legal age and unlawful use of a driver's license/aiding and abetting.
Marjorie Morris just wanted to pour coffee into a canister. What she found in the package of freeze-dried coffee left her shell-shocked. Morris, 77, of Ainsworth, found a dead baby turtle in the 2-pound package of Folgers coffee last Sunday.
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A man who police say fired a crossbow at his neighbor was arrested. Dana Lee Cockerman, 48, was charged Sunday with intimidation with a dangerous weapon.
