Expectations are sky high in Iowa City this fall, and why wouldn’t they be? The Hawkeyes enter 2009 ranked 22nd nationally and ended 2008 with four-straight victories to finish with a 9-4 record, including...

The man behind one of the most famous kicks in Iowa football history has one simple philosophy this season: produce under pressure. Junior place-kicker Daniel Murray, now a name etched in the massive...

A show called “Sweet Valley” inspired Bridgar Nayiga to pledge a sorority. Except there are a few crucial differences: Nayiga is not a blond twin from California like her favorite TV characters. She...

A white ice-cream truck drives by the Iowa Regency mobile-home park, past week-old wreckage of demolished houses and a swampy condemned pool unevenly filled with a mound of dirt. Children line up to buy...

April Armstrong, 33 Background: Armstrong moved to Iowa City from Newton, Iowa, to become a professional nanny in 1993. Her job has helped her develop strong communication and scheduling skills. District...

Researchers from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say they may have found an endangered species of mussel in the Iowa River. Officials are testing DNA to determine if what they found is an endangered...

Though the campus has seen a noticeably larger population of international students this year, they are mostly undergraduates. “We traditionally recruit undergraduates for the academic benefits they...

For UI senior Sarah Rinehart, completing the Chicago Marathon mirrors the long battle children with cancer face: there are the ups, the downs, and the overwhelming relief once it’s all over. “You...

Scientists at the UI say kids may need two doses of H1N1 vaccine to stay healthy. With the start of clinical trials in children on Monday, they began to study whether this is true. The UI Hospitals and...

The way students at the UI and across the country buy textbooks is undergoing a digital transition. At Iowa Book, 8 S. Clinton St., e-textbook sales have doubled last year’s numbers. While the University...

The decision to deny two Iowa City bars’ liquor-license renewals ultimately falls with the state, not the Iowa City City Council. In the past, the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division has rarely stripped...