Iowa City’s Human Rights Commission released a statement on Wednesday condemning the arrests of several transgender and nonbinary protesters in Iowa City, as well as the state government’s treatment...
New residential single-family and duplex buildings constructed in Iowa City’s northside will now have a height limit of 27 feet as opposed to 35 feet to maintain neighborhood consistency and affordability.
This...
Mercy Iowa City will transition to the University of Iowa Health Care on Jan. 31, according to an Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday morning.
Mercy and UIHC will still operate as separate...
Jack Moore, Assistant News Editor
• January 23, 2024
Iowa City Robotics, a team of robot-building high schoolers, gave a 16-month-old boy the chance to explore the world on wheels.
Modified with a push-to-accelerate button, extra Styrofoam padding,...
Jack Moore, Assistant News Editor
• January 22, 2024
Sanchez Watson of Iowa City was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday after possessing a firearm as a felon.
According to federal and state court documents, the Iowa City Police Department...
In a downtown filled with a large college bar scene, students in Iowa City seeking a bar’s social environment without any alcohol now have fewer options after Unimpaired Dry Bar closed this month.
Unimpaired,...
An Iowa City woman who has since been arrested made threats by phone to a Mercy Hospital clinic Thursday morning, according to a press release from the Iowa City Police Department.
ICPD did not...
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Iowa City law enforcement responded to a fire on Wednesday at 316 E. Burlington St. The Iowa City Fire Marshal is investigating the fire, which...
As bitter winter weather continues to descend upon Iowa City, the University of Iowa DeGowin Blood Center needs donors willing to brave the cold.
The DeGowin Blood Center, located at 200 Hawkins Drive,...
Jack Moore, Assistant News Editor
• January 16, 2024
Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers in the Old Capitol Town Center permanently closed for unannounced reasons.
A sign was posted on the restaurant’s door announcing the closure, thanking...
The City of Iowa City announced Sunday that it postponed all of its Martin Luther King Jr. Day of service events due to “dangerously cold temperatures.”
According to the announcement, events...
Mercy Iowa City, the hospital recently acquired by the University of Iowa, will be renamed University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown once it merges with UIHC next year.
The rebrand...
