Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• August 28, 2019
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand dropped her bid for the Democratic presidential-nomination on Wednesday and said via Twitter she wants to focus on gaining a Democratic majority in the Senate.
“We...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• August 14, 2019
2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro said Republicans use the issue of mental health as a scapegoat for gun violence in the wake of two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio in a North Liberty...
An Iowa City police officer and a person suspected of shoplifting were both injured in a reported officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on the afternoon of July 29 , according to a city news...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., focused on strengthening unions and increasing access to trade apprenticeships in a panel focused on labor issues in Iowa City on July 25.
Klobuchar, a presidential-nomination...
2020 Democratic hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand spoke to a crowded room in Iowa City on July 25 championing her achievements, which, she said, others deemed impossible to fulfill.
New York Sen. Gillibrand...
Former U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling announced a bid for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District on July 8.
Schilling, a Republican who represented an Illinois district along the Mississippi River, will run...
California Rep. Eric Swalwell ended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on July 8, after polling under 1 percent in numerous national polls throughout his campaign.
“I entered...
Iowa City police on July 3 released the identity of the person found in Ralston Creek on July 1.
The deceased person, discovered at 6:45 a.m., has been identified as 26-year-old Jonathan Guerrero of...
Iowa City police recovered a deceased person in a makeshift campsite under the Highway 6 bridge over the Iowa River on the afternoon of July 1, according to a press release.
The police were called to...
Iowa City police located a deceased person in the water Ralston Creek on Monday morning, according to a press release.
Police found the body at 6:45 a.m. in the 400 block of South Gilbert Street.
The...
Democrat Newman Abuissa, an Iowa City transportation engineer, launched a campaign for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District on June 30 at an event in the Iowa City Public Library.
Abuissa was born and...
Iowa City police officers responded to numerous reports of gunshots on the 200 block of West Benton Street at around 8 p.m. June 21, according to a press release.
No injuries were reported, and no arrests...
