The Iowa City City Council, on a 4-0 vote, approved an ordinance creating a Self-Supporting Municipal District in and around downtown on Tuesday. Councilors Terry Dickens, Matt Hayek, and Connie Champion...

The Iowa City City Council discussed the needs of the new animal shelter Tuesday, including different operating models for animal control. The councilors raised the possibility of having other areas that...

University of Iowa Student Government senators hope to increase the group's transparency by blogging this semester. The UISG Senate passed the Senator Transparency by Blogging bill at Tuesday night's...

One University of Iowa official says disrespectful behavior is one the rise and the university leaders haven't done enough to curb the trend. "It needs to start from the administration and Faculty...

The American Jobs Act might help Iowa City schools avoid faculty cuts. White House officials released a "Teachers Jobs at Risk" report Tuesday, which would support nearly 400,000 education...

Local attorneys hope the filing of two additional lawsuits against local landlords will help change the rental culture in Iowa City. Iowa City attorneys Christine Boyer and Christopher Warnock have filed...

Connecticut-born hip-hop artist Chris Webby, 23, has been rapping for more than half his life. For 12 years, he has worked hard to develop his remarkable rapping and freestyling skills. Webby will show...

Raj Patel officially has the support of the University of Iowa Student Government. UISG passed the Raj Patel for City Council Endorsement Act at Tuesday night's Senate meeting. The action was previously...