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The Iowa City High Little Hawks closed out their 2026 football season with a big 55-14 win over Ottumwa on Oct. 23, finishing the year with a 4-5 record. Even though the season did not end with a playoff appearance, the team showed its ability to bounce back and finish strong.
No. 13 Iowa women's basketball (2-1) returns home to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to play host to in-state foe Northern Iowa (1-1). In their last time out, the Hawkeyes lost 91-79 at then-No. 2 UConn. Iowa trailed by as many as 27, but the Hawkeyes showed character and resolve to make the final margin more respectable. Iowa faces a UNI squad that opened with a 67-59 win over St. Thomas and a 76-54 loss at South Dakota State. Watch Iowa vs. Northern Iowa Iowa leads the all-time series, 28-3, and the Hawkeyes have won six straight and 17 of the past 18. That includes last season's 74-41 Iowa victory in Cedar Falls. Chit-Chat Wright was Iowa's leading scorer, finishing with 19 points on 7 of 8 shooting. As tipoff approaches, here's how Hawkeye fans can watch Iowa host UNI on Nov. 12: How to watch Iowa women's basketball vs. UNI Date: Thursday, Nov. 12 Time: 7:30 p.m. CT TV: Big Ten Network Sloane Martin is on the play-by-play call alongside former Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder (color analyst). Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions.
It took overtime, but Virginia Tech outlasted the Hawkeyes in a game where Iowa played very uncharacteristically in some areas of strengths.
Purdue visits No. 15 Iowa on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium in a game that means far more to the home team. The Hawkeyes (7-2) are chasing a strong finish to...
A University of Iowa professor will be the first permanent director of the university's Center for Intellectual Freedom. The Iowa Board of Regents, on Thursday, Nov. 12, unanimously approved Brian Lai as the next leader of the embattled center, mere weeks after their initial choice declined an offer . Lai is currently an associate professor of political science at the University of Iowa , teaching international relations, foreign policy, and political methodology. More: Iowa Regents to choose new leader for UI center after rocky start The Center for Intellectual Freedom was created in 2025 to address what Republican lawmakers said was a hostile environment for conservatives in higher education. It aims to promote intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas. It soon will be charged with offering civics courses to all University of Iowa students. Lai, an Atlanta, Georgia native, will be paid an annual salary stipend of $29,349 on top of his professor salary, an annual research stipend of $5,000, as well as a summer salary of $26,088. He made $117,394 in the most recent fiscal year, according to the University of Iowa 's salary database. The Center for Intellectual Freedom previously budgeted $238,703 for a director level
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Amid ongoing attempts to ameliorate financial instability that has drawn massive budgetary concerns for the Iowa City Community School District, its board of directors approved the resignation of Superintendent Matt Degner during a regular meeting Tuesday night. The measure passed...
Danny Kanell and Leger Douzable join Tommy Tran to give their picks for Purdue at No. 15 Iowa.
Top Iowa women's basketball target Nation Williams has reached her decision date. Williams announced that she will reveal her college commitment at 7 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Nov. 11. A five-star class of 2027 prospect out of Las Vegas' Centennial High School, Williams is choosing from finalists Iowa , Duke , North Carolina , Notre Dame and UCLA . Per Rivals , Williams is ranked as a five-star, as the nation's No. 10 player, as the No. 2 power forward and as the top player in Nevada in the 2027 class. ESPN also rates Williams as a five-star recruit and as the No. 11 player nationally. According to 247Sports , Williams is the country's No. 11 player overall, the No. 2 power forward, and the top player in Nevada. Williams is a four-star prospect per 247Sports. View this post on Instagram Williams is the daughter of Natalie Williams, who starred at UCLA from 1990-94. Natalie Williams was an All-American in basketball and volleyball while at UCLA. Natalie Williams was then a four-time All-Star during a seven-year WNBA career with the Utah Starzz and Indiana Fever, was on the gold medal winning 2000 U.S. Olympic team, and she served as the
Potential sites for solar panels on county property were presented and discussed by the Washington County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Eagle Point Solar gave a presentation on multiple county sites that solar panels could be added. The sites include the Orchard Hill facilities and Emergency Operations Center on Lexington Boulevard, the secondary roads shop at 821 East 7th Street, and Washington County Courthouse grounds in downtown Washington. These would be freestanding solar arrays.
A proposed solar farm near Letts is headed to a public meeting with state regulators after Louisa County turned down a permit for the project. The Louisa County Board of Adjustment voted 4 to 1 in September to deny a special-use permit for Southpaw Solar. The company has since asked the Iowa Utilities Commission to hold an informational meeting about a state certificate for the project.
