Johnson County launched a new home rehabilitation and emergency repair program that includes the Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity and the East Central Iowa Council of Governments.
The Johnson County...
Eric Hunter, a current associate dean for research in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University, will join the University of Iowa faculty in fall 2023 as the first...
The University of Iowa residence hall rate could increase by 4.2 percent for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The request for the increased rate will be presented by the UI at the upcoming state Board...
Popelka said female firefighters need to have a solid support system to do a job in a male-oriented field.
Both Popelka and Kunkle said their husbands and children are supportive of their career...
Some women have been actively battling constraints in the fire service for years, Julie Popelka, a current firefighter at the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, said.
Popelka started working for...
The National Fire Protection Association estimated female firefighters made up 9 percent — around 89,600 — of 1.04 million career and volunteer firefighters in the U.S. in 2020. The Cedar Rapids...
Megan Wichmann sat in her high school English classroom in 2009 and contemplated her new assignment for the month: Pick a career and research it. Wichmann was interested in shadowing a paramedic,...
Since the Xtream Arena’s opening in September 2020, its economic impact sparked the growth of businesses in the Iowa River Landing and Coralville areas.
Over 5,000 Xtream Arena patrons flood the...
Students at Iowa’s public institutions — including the University of Iowa — received less federal financial aid for the fifth consecutive year, the state Board of Regents announced in its annual...
The Iowa City Fire Department is currently facing a discrimination lawsuit after former employee Sadie McDowell reported the unit for accounts of sexism, racism, and homophobia.
The trial is currently...
City of Iowa City staff has expressed concerns about future budget cuts following the proposed Iowa Legislature bill that would decrease the city’s revenue from residential property taxes.
The...
