Iowa’s 911 operators urge lawmakers to increase surcharge fees to cover rising costs.
The Cardiac Bears did it again. As they move onto round two of the playoffs, they send their rivals, the Green Bay Packers, back to the offseason training.
After discovering The Hold Steady at Riot Fest, Logan Melia sits down with Craig Finn to discuss his new solo record Always Been, the evolution of narrative songwriting, and finding meaning in modern American life. From faith and mental health to baseball heartbreak, the conversation spans far beyond music.
Even after a valiant fourth quarter comeback, the Chicago Bears fell short of the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field. Heading into the playoffs, they’ll once again face off against a bitter rival: the Green Bay Packers.
For nearly 40 years, Jhe Russell needed to be perfect. After all, his dance career demanded it. But when injuries and the chaos of life took him in a different direction, he found peace in a job he never expected.
KRUI is pretty special, not only do we like music, but we also enjoy other things! From movies, video games, a DJ set, and sports, here’s a list of some of our KRUI picks from all things media that we loved to see in 2025.
Meka Jean, Flint Eastwood, and Mykki Blanco were full of energy and passion at this year’s Mission Creek Festival. (Image via: mykkiblancoworld.com)
***Warning*** Explicit/vulgar language used in this article. Reader discretion is advised. It’s Margaret Cho, what else would you expect?
On Wednesday night I witnessed the most bizarre show I’ve ever attended with three performances of experimental electronic synth music. (image via Bandcamp)
Ghostface Killah and friends gave a killer performance at the Englert Theater. (photo via: mn2s.com)
Gosh! and Greg Wheeler & The Polygamist Mall Cops joined Lifestyles at Iowa City Yacht Club for a night full of head banging and nonstop noise. (Image via: lifestyles.bandcamp.com)
Iowa City native, Bridget Kearny, with Paul Cary and Elizabeth Moen at The Mill. [image via Mission Creek]
Kelly Link kicks off the literature aspect of this year’s Mission Creek Festival. (image via longreads.com)
This audio-visual duo kicks off 2017’s Mission Creek Festival.
If you’re reading this, then that means that the 2017 Mission Greek Festival is officially underway! Tuesday marked the first day of this 5 day festival and it started off great with some cool bands at The Mill (Photo via bandcamp.com).
Andrew Bird and My Brightest Diamond kicked off the Mission Creek festival at Hancher Auditorium. (photo via: NPR)
