The construction near the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation & Wellness Center is ahead of schedule and below budget. The project is part two of a three-phase plan with three goals: to add...

A new local group hopes to turn an impaired river into an admired river. The Iowa River Friends is organizing its structure, and the members hope the group will come to fruition by mid-April. Its mission...

Johnson County Supervisor Terrence Neuzil said immediate action is needed to prepare Iowa’s second-fastest-growing county for an influx of 20,000 to 30,000 residents by 2020. Since 1996, he estimates,...

The Iowa City School District and the Johnson County Department of Public Health now offer pertussis vaccinations to sixth-graders in the district for free, following a change in a national regulation. National...

Members of the Iowa City School District formally sat down for the first time Tuesday night to discuss a report indicating that the district’s enrollment has increased by 1,852 students in the past...

After no debate Tuesday night with the Iowa City community, Iowa City School Board members unanimously voted to pass the 4 percent increase in potential allowable growth rate. Iowa legislators must now...

Outside the Iowa House chambers, a small group of University of Iowa students filled out pink slips requesting an audience with Rep. Dave Jacoby D-Coralville, one of their local representatives. They...