After a local group submitted a petition proposing a restriction on red-light cameras in Iowa City, the city determined many of the signatures were invalid. The petition contained 3,322 signatures, but...

Pencils and pens could eventually become obsolete in the face of newer technology. Every year, less and less time is spent teaching children handwriting, especially cursive. "It's emphasized a lot...

With the help of the nearly $5,000 city-sponsored smartphone app ICgovXpress that launched Monday, Iowa City officials hope the all too common after-party stress of cleaning up can be alleviated with...

Big Ten universities are seeing a decrease in Chinese enrollment in graduate school, but officials aren’t concerned. An annual report by the Council of Graduate Schools released April 8 said Chinese...

Local cyclists will no longer have to leave the University of Iowa campus or lug around several tools in order to repair their bicycles. The UI Department of Parking and Transportation added two new bicycle-repair...

With the funding sources for the countywide para-transit service SEATS still unclear, officials said tight budgets might force cuts to some aspects of the program. The Johnson County Task Force on Aging...

Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist who has made media appearances ranging from “The Colbert Report” to PBS, spoke to a packed crowd Monday night at the IMU. People from all over the state...

BOSTON  — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass...

Justin Hattan Justin Hattan stood a few hundred yards from the finish line surrounded by family members as he watched his father complete his first Boston Marathon. Right when it seemed his dad was poised...