A U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a district court's ruling in a case involving the former dean of the University of Iowa's law school, and a status conference has been set to determine the trial date. Teresa...

The state is asking a competency hearing be closed and outside the immediate presence of the defendant in a case involving an Iowa City woman who allegedly started a fire that killed a 14-year-old boy...

Further legislation about synthetic marijuana has Iowa lawmakers and local storeowners unsure whether the drug will ever be stamped out. According to the Current Psychiatry journal, synthetic cannibinoids...

Local business owners are slowly saying goodbye the old-fashioned 100-watt light bulbs following new rules reducing their use — but locals say they're glad to make the switch to more energy-efficient...

Funds from the student-activity fees may soon support the University of Iowa's sustainability efforts. UI Student Government officials hope a recent resolution to earmark student-fee funds for sustainability...

Though Occupy Iowa City's presence in College Green park is supposed to end at midnight today, members of the organization say plans to proceed are underway. Iowa City Assistant City Manager Geoff Fruin...

People of all colors want to learn from people of all colors. That's according to Adjunct Assistant Professor Vanessa Shelton, the executive director of Quill and Scroll, who believes the University of...