The Iowa City City Council will conduct hearings for several local tobacco vendors for selling or providing tobacco to a minor. Councilors will assess a 30-day retail cigarette permit suspension or $1,500...

A candidate for dean of the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences stressed the need for cooperation among faculty at an open forum on Thursday.   Patricia Okker, the third of four...

A slew of new rezoning petitions delivered to the city could once again delay the first vote on a set of highly debated rezoning amendments. Iowa City city councilors will hold two public hearings April...

Some student-parents at the UI have created a program offering better networking and childcare options — and they may soon see their efforts wind up as a formally recognized student group.   "[Coming...

University of Iowa freshman Cailie Furlong was studying online Wednesday — until she was blocked from the UI network. Her computer, along with around 350 other Mac computers on campus, had been infected...

Local police officials said Internet advertisements helped lead to 16 recent arrests on prostitution and related charges — including that of a University of Iowa professor.   "The Internet...

Neighbors of Peng Tang, an Iowa City man accused of first-degree kidnapping, said the 21-year-old kept largely to himself. Tang, who lived at 923 E. College St. No. 8, was arrested March 30 for allegedly...