Good morning, Iowa City.

Veterans moved into Valor Pointe, Iowa City’s first HUD-assisted Veterans-only housing complex after a Wednesday open house and ribbon cutting.

Fifteen veterans now occupy fully furnished apartments provided through a partnership with the VA Hospital and Housing Authority.

At the Sept. 12 Cy-Hawk game, the Hawkeye Marching Band honored late band member Derek Phillips by spelling his name on the field and wearing black ribbon.

The band said his legacy will guide its routines this season — a tribute following his death on Sept. 8.

Iowa scientists warned that the growing data center boom is driving higher energy demand and urged utility companies to develop renewable sources instead of new fossil fuel plants; they presented these findings during a virtual summit on Tuesday, Sept.

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The University of Iowa’s INSIGHT program now offers free arsenic testing kits to private well owners in Mitchell, Floyd, Cedar, Benton, Plymouth, and Jones counties to help detect dangerous arsenic levels (EPA limit: 10 µg/L) in their drinking water.

The Iowa women’s basketball team has released its final 2026-2027 schedule with nine home conference games at Carver—Hawkeye Arena and nine road games against all 17 Big Ten opponents, with the Big Ten tournament scheduled from March 3–7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.