The Iowa men’s basketball team has been vastly improved in many areas this season — primarily on defense and overall depth. Three-point shooting has been a different story. The Hawkeyes rank...

Iowa City has officially become a Blue Zone following an announcement in Des Moines Wednesday. According to an Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce press release, the group learned this morning following...

A Lincoln, Neb. man has been arrested after allegedly sending text messages threatening to commit a shooting at a college in Lincoln. Justin Coleman, 24, Lincoln, Neb., was accused Wednesday with threat...

The trial for 20-year-old Justin Marshall was postponed Wednesday because of inclement weather. The decision to postpone the trial was made by the judge. Marshall’s trial began Jan. 22, and it was...

Kevin O’Malley is not used to being the center of attention. The outgoing Iowa City finance director, who has worked in the Finance Department since 1985, described public service as a noble, honest...

Following recent progress from fiscal negotiations, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, is optimistic his Congressional-pay bill will bring “momentum” for further deficit cuts down the road. “We...

A group of children mills about the Iowa City Public Library, all with books in their hands and eager smiles on their faces. For most, this is a common scene experienced a handful of times per month....

As Dance Marathon’s morale captains lead the crowd in another rendition of the revered “Morale Dance,” toddlers bounce in their parent’s arms, and young children accept a twirl...

Bethanie Johnson and twin sister Marleigh make for a rambunctious set of “terrible twos.” They pitter-patter through puddles, bang household pots and pants, and color outside the lines —...

With increasing turmoil regarding school safety and mental health following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, one local congressman held a forum in hopes of creating a dialogue on improving Iowa...

School districts were closed, buses were slowed down, and students trekked across the icy University of Iowa campus as snow fell Wednesday morning. Before Wednesday, however, Mother Nature brought only...