A local man was sentenced to 145 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine according to a Department of Justice press release. Antonio Nathaniel Martin, 32, of Iowa City was sentenced...

Local educators say legislative efforts to improve K-12 literacy rates requires policymakers to look at more than they currently are. The Iowa House Education Committee voted last week to take $20 million...

Local Republicans are keeping an eye on today's GOPnominating contest in Illinois, but few are getting deeply involved, despite a large number of Land of Lincoln transplants at the University of Iowa. "There's...

A former University of Iowa provost is under scrutiny and discussion following complaints at his current place of employment. University of Illinois faculty and staff wrote two letters over the last two...

Higher-education officials nationwide are searching for ways to offset tuition increases sparked by budget crises, with some officials favoring program cuts in academic areas. "Because states are...

Patients with methamphetamine-related burns are filling up the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics burn unit once again, UI officials say. The steady rise comes from the popularity of the one-pot...

University of Iowa freshman Ahsim Ahmed died in a head-on collision with another vehicle on March 17 while visiting family and friends in his hometown of Eagan, Minn. Eagan police declined to comment...

Sex disparities in math and science fields are more complex than they first appear, higher education officials say. The rate at which females enter science, technology, engineering, and math — known...