A University of Iowa graduate has become the first openly gay man to be confirmed as a federal judge.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of J. Paul Oetken to a federal bench in Manhattan....
Ten Iowa groups have signed and sent a letter to members of Congress stating a constitutional balanced-budget amendment would damage the economy.
According to the Iowa Independent, signatories said an...
The Downtown Association has decided to add an additional Farmers' Market downtown, according to a press-release.
The first street fair event known as Second Saturday Market is scheduled for Aug. 13.
The...
City officials are encouraging Iowa City residents to take advantage of local public recreation centers as a means of beating the heat.
Because of the week's high temperatures and high humidity, the City...
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty defended his handling of his state's budget and spending on Monday in Coraville, but some opponents of the GOP candidate are still eyeing the Republican's past.
The...
Former Regent Michael Gartner wants streamlined curricula and more professors in the classroom, but University of Iowa faculty say they're working more toward that goal than the former Board of Regents...
A stifling heat wave blanketed Iowa City on Monday, causing residents to shed warm clothing and seek shaded areas.
Air temperature escalated to 98 degrees, and humidity pushed the heat index up to a...
Eager for a home, one gray kitten slid its paw through the bars of its cage Monday afternoon, its eye's gleaming in the fluorescent lighting of the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center.
And with...
Rebecca Whitaker scans a room full of 24 energetic middle-school students playing with engineered robotic cars they made entirely out of Legos.
As the K-12 outreach director for the University of Iowa's...
Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, announced Monday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will give nearly $4.4 million in additional funding to five hospitals in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, according...
The Iowa City police are investigating a string of burglaries.
Reported to police on July 16 and Sunday, the four apparent burglaries took place at residences in the 400-600 blocks of South Johnson Street,...
Johnson County sheriff's deputies arrested a Marion man after he allegedly drove drunk for the third time.
Cameron Mitchell Eubanks, 26, was charged July 16 with third-offense OWI.
Deputies reported...
