Iowa City School Board officials say an increased dropout rate is due to better data collection with help from state officials.
The board members discussed the 2009 to 2010 comprehensive study on schools’...
Spencer Willardson is confident in his ability to get a job after graduation.
The fourth-year University of Iowa political-science graduate student said he would like to work for a government agency after...
The buzz of conversation immediately died down as Scott Smith, a veteran of the war in Iraq, started to speak to his daughter about Iraq.
“This is a City of Literature,” Smith said. “And we’re...
Seth Deaver was only in fifth grade when four hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001. The Kirkwood Community College student said...
Iowa City School District parents and residents are calling for better School Board transparency and financial management following the release of an external audit by board member Tuyet Dorau in August.
Some...
The University of Iowa is a lesbisan, gay, bisexual, and transgender-friendly community, a recent assessment said.
According to the Campus Climate index produced by the Campus Pride organization, the...
With little attention paid to the Sept. 10 football game, University of Iowa alumni of all ages feverishly chatted about new furniture, pink decorations, and renovated rooms.
More than 150 alumni of Delta...
Officials say they are worried that an area aquifer is being overused, which could affect the future water supply in Iowa City.
A $500,000 ongoing water assessment found the Jordan Aquifer, located north...
For the owners of ICEats.com, a local online food ordering service, the phrase “middle man”means saving customers money.
So far, 13 local businesses, including Cheba Hut, Pita Pit, and Gumby’s...
Darrell Wilkins’ life began with death.
Not the death of a close family member, but the idea of it.
As a child, Wilkins’ mother would bring him and his brother to the cemetery to play — because...
An Iowa City man was charged with child endangerment after he allegedly passed out while baby-sitting two young children.
Peter Emanuelli, 58, 501 S. Scott Blvd., was charged Aug. 25 with child endangerment/no...
The trial for an Iowa City man charged with first-degree murder is on schedule, officials said.
Eric Scott Osborn, 28, was charged in March 2010 with first-degree murder after allegedly striking and strangling...