With Christmas approaching, the second legal period for firework sales in Iowa City will soon begin. Starting Dec. 10, people will be able to buy fireworks again. Despite the sales legalized by the Iowa...

Starting Jan. 2, Iowa City residents may no longer throw away their cardboard. The Iowa City Landfill will no longer accept cardboard in the trash; it must be recycled at curbside or take to a recycling...

Johnson County wants to find ways to help people in mental-health or substance-abuse crises. By Kayli Reese [email protected] Johnson County will open a new service center to improve the treatment...

Increased education and awareness dominated town-hall conversation on sexual assault. By Sarah Watson [email protected] A diverse group of campus advocates attended University of Iowa Student...

An Iowa City family was recognized for helping the community achieve an important goal at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The goal was to make sure that every child has the opportunity to learn...

The mayors of Iowa City, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Madison, Wisconsin, gathered on Dec. 1 for a panel discussion about what it’s like to govern their respective cities. By Paige Schlichte [email protected] Mayors...

The Iowa City School Board approved acceleration for some of the district’s planned construction projects on Tuesday evening. The original motion the board voted on was a full accelerated version of...

Two local organizations have teamed up to provide Johnson County residents with Affordable Care Act navigation services. By Emily Wangen [email protected] With budget cuts eliminating Affordable...

Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley reintroduced Senate legislation that would require sexual-assault-prevention training for all Senate employees. Ernst has also introduced legislation allowing military...

The Iowa City School Board elected board member Janet Godwin as its new president on Tuesday night. The board members also addressed seclusion rooms and meeting the need for substitute teachers, among...

According to the July 2016 U.S. Census, 28.2 percent of Iowa City’s 74,398 residents live in poverty. Iowa City nonprofits, a member from the Iowa Human Services Department, and a member of the Iowa...