Kate Callahan, Iowa City School District director of student services, reported improved attendance levels for the 2024-25 school year, reaching levels not seen since before the pandemic, at the district’s...
Evan Watson, Assistant News Editor
• February 25, 2025
Iowa City Northside resident Ross Nusser was already seated in a sea of coffee-drinking college students, sipping from his own white and brown to-go cup, when I walked in and greeted him with a handshake....
While Iowa continues to have the second highest and fastest growing rate of new cancers in the country, decreasing death rates create a growing number of cancer survivors in Iowa.
According to a...
Iowa City City Council candidate Oliver Weilein has just one apology for the social media rhetoric his opponent has called extremism.
Referring to a 2019 tweet in which he called ICE agents “pigs,...
The protest by Latino members of Iowa City is the latest in a lineage of protests intended to support and uplift their community’s voices.
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order...
Jack Moore, Managing News Editor
• February 25, 2025
Challenging some of Iowa City’s largest landlords in the courtroom, Iowa City Attorney Christopher Warnock has led a career that seeks to define the relationships between landlords and tenants where...
Iowa was ranked second in the nation for book bans in classrooms and school libraries in 2024 with 3,671 titles removed — over six times more than Texas, the third-highest state. Only Florida has banned...
Axel Swanson, a lieutenant with the Iowa City Fire Department, recently earned a Fire Officer designation through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Swanson, a 25-year firefighter, is one of only...
The City of Cedar Rapids is moving forward with plans for a $275 million dollar casino after the Iowa Racing Gaming Commission authorized a gaming license for Linn County on Feb. 6. After two failed...
Americans across the nation are feeling a strain on their wallets due to avian influenza, commonly referred to as the bird flu, which has led to the largest increase in egg prices in 10 years.
According...
The North Liberty Community Pantry is expanding with a new facility designed to better serve local families. The upcoming 10,500-square-foot building will feature a larger shopping area, expanded food...
Following retired Hawkeye women’s basketball player Ava Jones’ social media announcement that she has been diagnosed with cancer, RAYGUN stores announced a partnership with Jones to help her...
