Apartment owners now have the chance to get their property-tax bills cut in half following an Iowa Supreme Court decision allowing cooperative housing to be classified as residential.
And with many owners...
Olivier Dolce won’t have to worry about traveling safely around Iowa City late at night, but only if University of Iowa Student Government follows through with its plans.
By October, UISG officials...
A year and seven months after Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, public awareness of the poverty-stricken country has shrunk.
Dr. Paul Farmer, a cofounder of the humanitarian organization...
Students aren’t buying full-price textbooks anymore. And with bookstores facing competition from online textbook-rental companies, they are now shifting toward cheaper rentals.
Encouraged by a $10...
The Jamaican boy was nervous, starting to cry and shaking slightly as he ascended the padded leather chair. He had never seen a dentist in his life, so the set of shiny dental appliances seemed like a...
Starting today, the Iowa Supreme Court will begin streaming its court sessions online, according to a news release from the court.
The release said approximately 100 people will be able to watch the...
An Iowa City man was sentenced to 108 months Wednesday for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Phillip Lewis, 38, was convicted of Wednesday of one count of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and one...
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an area man on drug charges.
Joseph Barrett, 23, Coralville, was charged Tuesday with two controlled-substance violations and a drug tax-stamp violation.
According...
A lawsuit filed Wednesday contends that Gov. Terry Branstad violated the Iowa Constitution when he vetoed parts of a bill that led to the closure of 36 unemployment offices last month, according to the...
Hawkeye football fans will have one fewer place to tailgate this football season.
A recent Iowa City City Council ordinance prohibits the popular Magic Bus from setting up a tailgating area for fans....
Local leaders said Tuesday they’re getting increased federal support for special projects.
Officials met at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County’s new facility — one of the projects funded...
Research into umbilical-cord blood is more important than ever.
With scientists able to tell whether a disease is passed from mother to baby, the blood can be crucial in determining the health of women...
