The Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Thursday unanimously approved the county's fiscal 2013 budget.
The budget will total $84,208,573. Countywide taxes increased by $1,047,456. Residential property...
Johnson County officials passed a new rental code on Thursday.
The new rules will make it easier for renters to have their complaints investigated by county officials. Violations of safety standards will...
University of Iowa officials are split on whether recent changes easing restrictions on obtaining U.S. visas have affected international-student enrollment.
Earlier this year, President Obama...
Proponents of an Iowa Senate bill that would expand the state's nuclear power say certain measures would prevent dramatic increases in energy rates, despite some consumer concerns.
The bill, House File...
Back and forth she prances on the turf of Kinnick, gracefully showcasing only her best spins and turns in front of 70,000 screaming, diehard Hawkeye fans.
During her performance, she wields her weapon...
The trial for the director of the Broadway Neighborhood Center has been reset.
Susan Freeman-Murdah, 44, 217 Woodridge Ave., was charged Feb. 1 after she allegedly failed to report a sexual assault.
According...
The Johnson County Justice Center is back on.
Last week, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors appeared to be at an impasse over how to fund a years-old plan to build more jail cells and courtrooms.
On...
Iowa's rivers aren't clean enough.
Local environmental experts said despite support from voters in 2010, Iowa lawmakers are not diverting enough money toward restoring the state's waters.
"The Iowa...
University of Iowa officials said the college is creating more educational programs based on the expansion of the job market.
"The university is relatively traditional, but it's trying to maximize...
With the general election around the corner, officials say campaign finance is a growing concern.
"Money has become more corrosive and more important today than when I was in office,"...
A state senator who criticized college students for lobbying for increased higher-education support announced his endorsement for Congressional candidate Dan Dolan on Tuesday.
In a press release, Sen....
A local man was charged with theft, burglary, and criminal mischief.
According to a Iowa City police complaint, Michael Shrock, 33, 1131 Third Ave. No. 1A, was charged Jan. 29 with two charges of second-degree...
