Archive | April 15, 2012

Blank surges Iowa to series win

By Ben Ross benjamin-d-ross@uiowa.edu An Iowa softball player boasts a batting average of .417, a slugging percentage of .639, and a modest on-base .522 percentage. But these aren’t the numbers of one of Iowa’s past all-Big Ten selections. Nor are they put up by one of the squad’s accomplished veterans. Megan Blank, a freshman from [...]

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Kidnapping suspect Tang charged with tampering with witness

Peng Tang, an Iowa City man accused of first-degree kidnapping, was charged  April 13  with solicitation to commit and aggravated misdemeanor and tampering with a witness or juror. According to an Iowa City Police complaint, Tang,21, 923 E. College St. Apt. 8, reportedly sent a letter from the Johnson County Jail, where he is currently being held on a $750,000 bond, [...]

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