Gov. Terry Branstad approved Iowa's Congressional and legislative redistricting plan Tuesday — which garnered bipartisan support from the state House and Senate — and the state now has one fewer seat...
When Kevin Powell was a child, he fixed his torn sneakers by filling them with cardboard and newspaper. The New Jersey native often walked to school through snow while wearing such shoddy footwear.
These...
Melrose Neighborhood Association representatives said Tuesday they are willing to work with city officials and vendors to determine the best option — even if that means vendors remain on Melrose Avenue...
Mental problems can sometimes keep people from reaching their full potential.
Scott Easton's job is to stop that.
The University of Iowa Ph.D. student just finished his dissertation about male sexual-abuse...
Johnson County officials and some residents say they hope a new program to connect young men with adult role models will help their transition to the Iowa City area.
Around a dozen men participated in...
In 1967, John Fraser was a search and rescue helicopter pilot in charge of looking for John McCain during the Vietnam War.
"When you're 22, 23, 24, and you've been trained, and you're invincible...
Police arrested a Coralville man after he allegedly tried to sell morphine for rent money.
Xavier Bailey, 22, 421 Sixth Ave. Apt. 3, was charged April 18 with a controlled-substance violation.
Police...
The Iowa City city councilors approved a motion for the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County to apply for funding from the Iowa DOT for fiscal 2012 on behalf of Iowa City Transit.
Iowa...
Former University of Iowa playwright-in-residence Lisa D'Amour was a finalist in the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for playwrights in the drama category.
According to a UI press release, her play Detroit is a "tragicomic"...
Hawkeye fans will most likely be able to continue their annual pilgrimage to the stands along Melrose Avenue — but with more city regulation.
At their Monday work session, Iowa City city councilors...
Iowa City School District officials plan to cut 22 teaching positions — 12 at the secondary level and 10 elementary school jobs — as a result of budget cuts from the state.
The School Board has to...
Two Iowa City women would like to open a boutique downtown featuring bright colors, reading areas with coffee tables, a warm atmosphere — and an array of sex toys.
Julia Schaefer, 27, and Madison Montgomery,...
