U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa turned down an offer from then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016 due to family reasons, according to divorce documents.
Ernst made the claim in a divorce affidavit filed in...
The 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week kicked off Monday with the Day of Service at the IMU.
Participants assembled packages to help elementary-school children across Johnson...
Thanks to a 3-point explosion and stellar defense, No. 23 Iowa took down Illinois, 95-71, on Sunday in Carver.
The Hawkeyes drained 15 of their 21 3-point attempts, running the Illini out of the gym...
The heavy snowfall from Friday evening and 20-degree weather did not stop the crowds of people gathered in the Pedestrian Mall to take part in Iowa City’s third Women’s March on Saturday morning.
Past...
A group of dedicated chess players has reinstated the University of Iowa Chess Club, hoping to provide a space for players of all levels to engage in friendly competition.
The club meets on Friday evenings...
University of Iowa senior Erica Cole has managed to turn a tragedy into a triumph — and an exciting new business venture.
Cole lost a leg in a car accident in May 2018, and she began using a prosthetic...
Sarah Watson, Politics Reporter
• January 17, 2019
One of Iowa’s newly elected representatives in Congress, Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat, will be serving on the House Agriculture Committee after Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was removed from the committee.
She...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• January 16, 2019
Volunteer sheets, posters, and campaign tee shirts are a usual sight for a political campaign event in Iowa City ahead of the caucuses, but the scene at Sanctuary Pub Wednesday evening was missing one...
The University of Iowa is continuing to focus on improving the campus climate to support historically marginalized populations on campus, UI Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for Student...
A new scholarship available for students in the School of Social Work is in the fundraising stage of development following the graduation of 67-year-old Bernadine Franks.
Franks accepted her diploma from...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• January 15, 2019
DES MOINES — The University of Iowa may see $12 million of increased funding to the university general fund by fiscal 2021, according to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ fiscal 2020-2021 budget proposal released...
