The Iowa City city councilors approved a resolution for a May 3 public hearing regarding the city's fiscal 2012 annual action plan. The Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership...

The Iowa City City Council approved plans for the construction of the Iowa River Trail at its meeting Tuesday. The trail would run from Napolean Park to the Trueblood Recreation Area. A river lookout...

Former University of Iowa playwright-in-residence Lisa D'Amour was a finalist in the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for playwrights in the drama category. According to a UI press release, her play Detroit is a "tragicomic"...

The Iowa City city councilors approved a motion for the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County to apply for funding from the Iowa DOT for fiscal 2012 on behalf of Iowa City Transit. Iowa...

Police arrested a Coralville man after he allegedly tried to sell morphine for rent money. Xavier Bailey, 22, 421 Sixth Ave. Apt. 3, was charged April 18 with a controlled-substance violation. Police...

In 1967, John Fraser was a search and rescue helicopter pilot in charge of looking for John McCain during the Vietnam War. "When you're 22, 23, 24, and you've been trained, and you're invincible...

Johnson County officials and some residents say they hope a new program to connect young men with adult role models will help their transition to the Iowa City area. Around a dozen men participated in...

Mental problems can sometimes keep people from reaching their full potential. Scott Easton's job is to stop that. The University of Iowa Ph.D. student just finished his dissertation about male sexual-abuse...

Melrose Neighborhood Association representatives said Tuesday they are willing to work with city officials and vendors to determine the best option — even if that means vendors remain on Melrose Avenue...

When Kevin Powell was a child, he fixed his torn sneakers by filling them with cardboard and newspaper. The New Jersey native often walked to school through snow while wearing such shoddy footwear. These...

Gov. Terry Branstad approved Iowa's Congressional and legislative redistricting plan Tuesday — which garnered bipartisan support from the state House and Senate — and the state now has one fewer seat...

Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass came into his job ready to reform Iowa's education system. But a group of City High students and teachers wanted to challenge him first. Upon the request...