A proposed change to the entertainment-venue policy in Iowa City passed its second consideration in the Iowa City City Council. The council voted 7-0 in favor of the measure, which would allow 19- and...

The City Conference Board and the Iowa City City Council set a date for the public hearing on the Iowa City assessor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014. The hearing is set for March 5, at which...

Since the 2007 closure of Old Capitol Town Center’s Campus 3 cinema, downtown Iowa City has been without true cinematic offerings. Come September, with the opening of FilmScene’s 85-seat Scene...

History came alive for those crammed into the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Tuesday, as Lt. Col. Robert Darling spoke about his experience in the bunker of the White House as 9/11 unfolded. He experienced...

Democrats in the Iowa Senate would like to further recent efforts for DREAMers by making them legally eligible for in-state tuition at public universities. “We have made a major investment in these...

Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented their closing arguments Tuesday in the first-degree murder trial of 22-year-old Justin Marshall. Johnson County prosecutor Janet Lyness approached the jury...

After the Johnson County Board of Supervisors expressed a need to discontinue funding for a program that provides rides to the elderly and county residents with disabilities, Iowa City officials maintain...

The funding decision has been made. After four months of discussion among School Board members on a way to allocate funds for the Iowa City School District, the members of the community had their chance...

After more than roughly two hours of community input and discussion on Tuesday, the vote was settled. The Iowa City School District will see its controversial diversity policy implemented in the near...