Jonathan Parker took Iowa fans on a roller-coaster ride to open the game against Northwestern. He initially muffed the kickoff, then corralled the ball and scooted downfield for 54 yards. “You know,...

Council OKs Police, Fire Station work The Iowa City City Council voted Tuesday to approve a resolution that accepted the work that has been done to the police and fire department. On a 6-0 vote, with...

The only Republican to serve on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors in 58 years lost his seat in the midterm election on Tuesday. Supervisor incumbents Janelle Rettig and John Etheredge ran against...

Democrat Kevin Kinney will soon turn Iowa’s 39th State Senate District blue. He was elected Tuesday over Republican Mike Moore by an unofficial margin of 9,594 to 7,679. Kinney will take over...

Winning the majority in every precinct but one, Republican Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, pulled ahead for re-election into the Iowa House of Representatives. Kaufmann defeated Democrat David Johnson, D-West...

While Kelly Loch lives in Iowa City, busy completing her final year at the University of Iowa, her thoughts are often elsewhere. Last summer, Loch fulfilled a lifelong dream when she traveled to Guatemala...

Throughout September and October, Hubbard Park has been acting as a window to Iowa City’s past, and this window will remain open as excavations continue through November. After workers on a flood-mitigation...

Johnson County saw a slight increase in voter turnout in Tuesday’s midterm elections. This year, 58.5 percent of voters casted their ballot, which is the equivalent of 52,336 votes out of 89,532...

The local option sales-tax ballot measure has failed to pass in the contiguous five towns of Johnson County — Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, Tiffin, and University Heights. The towns voted 54...

Three Johnson County incumbent officials retained their seats Tuesday because they ran unopposed. Johnson County Treasurer Thomas Kriz, a Democrat, has been treasurer since January 1999. Before, he...

Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, who represents District 43, won re-election after running unopposed. An incumbent since 2003, Bolkcom is the majority whip in the Iowa Senate and the head of the Ways and...

As the final ballots were submitted and Election Day came to a close Tuesday, four area Iowa House members, all Democrats were guaranteed to keep their seats. Unopposed representatives filled seats for...