City officials are proposing the construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of Highway 218 and Melrose Avenue. The Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County conducted a study in...

City officials are asking the Iowa City City Council to approve design details for the Wastewater Treatment Facilities Consolidation Project — a project that will cost the city roughly $40 million. The...

The Yacht Club has hosted countless regional and national acts since its opening in 2002, and many local bands call it home. The basement club, 13 S. Linn St., will celebrate nine years of live music...

Funding issues are making paid student internships a scarcity in Johnson County, but county officials say interest in unpaid internships is on the rise. Johnson County Planning and Zoning administrator...

  A group of University of Iowa researchers hopes to help increase the shelf life of blood. Currently, blood for transfusions and other treatments is good for only 42 days. To study whether longer-lasting...

Johnson County officials said they're worried minority youth are running into legal issues at a higher rate than their white peers. The county has set aside $600,000 for the Juvenile Justice and Youth...

The University of Iowa has a reputation as a prestigious writing school. But now students in such disciplines as engineering and biology will be able to reap the benefits. This year, the UI created...

Iowa City officials say plans to build a $4 million flood levee are underway. The proposed project — estimated to be completed in 2013 — would build a levee spanning from Highway 6 south to the...

University of Iowa officials are testing a new renewable energy source they hope could make the campus more green, but environmental advocates on campus say the move might not be enough. The university's...

A note on the main bulletin board for Occupy Iowa City says "We are a nation left out in the cold." But many Occupy Iowa City protesters are not out in the cold. Instead, they've migrated...