The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to purchase three properties near the Johnson County Jail they hope will eventually be home to a new criminal-justice center.
The supervisors...
A newly proposed redistricting map puts two incumbent Democratic congressmen in the same district, but officials said it’s too early to know what that means for Iowa or for the two politicians.
Rep....
Police have officially charged the inmate who allegedly escaped from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and led police on a 19-hour chase in December 2010.
Anthony Koehlhoeffer, 20, of Bettendorf...
The University of Iowa may not have a building for its art collection, but Museum of Art staff members are finding ways to remain a part of the Iowa City community.
The inaugural First Friday, a social...
The soccer field at Northwest Junior High is in bad shape.
West High’s soccer team’s “home” pitch — a term used loosely since the field at the junior high is more than two miles from West High...
Johnson County officials will plant 340 trees — without picking up a shovel. Rather, the energy saved by consolidating their servers will be equivalent to planting more than 300 trees.
A top priority...
For six years, the bus for the “Stuff the Bus” has been packed full of food.
But Johnson County residents haven’t let the confines of a bus stop them in recent years. They have started to donate...
World-renowned opera singer Simon Estes has performed in some of greatest concert halls around the globe.
But on Saturday, he’ll perform in the West Liberty High auditorium as part of his “Roots &...
West High sophomore Xavier May said he hated sitting out two weeks of the last football season because he had suffered a concussion.
“I wanted to get back in the game and play, but my dad forced me...
When Sheila McNeill studied in Spain 36 years ago, her parents had no way of knowing how the riots in Madrid were affecting her.
But in the era of the Internet, she can now instantly find out how her...
“Gym rat” — a phrase used to describe a person who spends umpteen hours a week lifting weights in a gym with a goal in mind.
But what do you call someone who spends a majority of his time in the...
A new law that allows convenience stores to distribute hard alcohol without meeting special requirements will likely provide a boost to the businesses across the state, proponents said.
But the new rules...
