Michael Howell

2 days ago | cbs2iowa.com | Michael Howell

CONESVILLE, Iowa — The former city clerk of Conesville was arrested Wednesday, a day after an audit found more than $127,000 could not be accounted for. A press release from the Muscatine County Sheriff's Office says Yamira Martinez, 33, of Columbus Junction, was arrested and charged with two counts of ongoing criminal conduct (Class B felony), two counts of first-degree theft (Class C felony), and forgery charges.

2 days ago | cbs2iowa.com | Michael Howell

LEE COUNTY, Iowa — A wrong-way driver nearly hit an SUV head-on Tuesday, newly released dash camera video shows. The Lee County Sheriff's Office released the video on Facebook. The near-crash was captured on Highway 27 and the sheriff says it involved an impaired driver traveling the wrong way. "The vigilance and decisive action of the innocent drivers prevented what could have been a tragic outcome," Sheriff Elliott Vandenberg said in the post.

3 days ago | cbs2iowa.com | Michael Howell

CORALVILLE, Iowa — The NCAA women's wrestling national championships in 2026 will be held in Xtream Arena in Coralville. On Tuesday, the NCAA approved its format for its first-ever women's freestyle wrestling championships. The NCAA just officially recognized women's wrestling as its 91st championship sport this past January. The NCAA is going with 180 qualifiers in 10 weight classes for the championships. That includes 10 entries per team and one allowed from each team in each weight class.

4 days ago | cbs2iowa.com | Michael Howell

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa women's basketball team will play a pair power 4 opponents in the second annual Women's Basketball Coaches Association Showcase this season. The Hawkeyes will face Baylor on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. central time and then Miami on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. central time. The games will be played at the State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

1 week ago | cbs2iowa.com | Michael Howell

Ahead of the hottest weekend to date this year in Iowa, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports nine beaches across the state where swimming is not recommended. One of the beaches described as vulnerable on the state's beach monitoring list is in eastern Iowa: Backbone Beach in Delaware County. The water there was last sampled on Wednesday, June 18 and the results exceeds the single sample standard for E. coli.