Radon, a colorless and odorless gas, seeps into more than 70 percent of the basements in Iowa. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, radon kills roughly 21,000 people every year. “It is...

Iowa City police have extra officers patrolling near a sorority after a handful of reported burglaries. Someone broke into Alpha Chi member Abbi Arp’s car twice this month, once by smashing her window...

Popular energy drinks containing a spike of alcohol could soon be pulled from shelves pending a federal review of their safety. But the ban only affects premixed drinks and would not affect those wanting...

James Vineburgh needs childcare. The UI doctoral student and father of two commutes to Iowa City from Cedar Rapids for classes, and his wife works as a full-time school teacher. “Without childcare,...

City officials are considering adding a special juvenile detective or an entire bureau to the Iowa City police as means to find alternative ways to reduce youth violence. The idea, inspired by the Davenport...

As rain pounded against the windows of the Main Library, UI senior Leslie Perk sat alone at a wooden desk in a multi-person study carrel. Around her, students shuffled through the hallways, conversing...

With a small piece of gauze affixed to her neck, April Chohon smiled brightly as she paced around a hospital lobby in bright flannel pajama pants — a monumental feat considering she was in a debilitating...