Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer, R-Clear Lake, announced on Monday that she will be stepping down from her leadership role at the end of the year and will not seek re-election in 2020.Â
“After thoughtful...
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...
