Disorderly house citations have spiked following increased enforcement by Iowa City police, records show. According to police statistics, the number of citations written has tripled from 90 in 2007 to...

Twenty minutes after residents reported a suspicious fire at an Iowa City apartment complex on Jan. 29, a woman who lived in the building told police she saw a stranger with her dog that she’d left in...

University of Iowa Student Government officials hope a personal touch will make the difference — they plan to go to Des Moines on Thursday to meet with legislators about potential tuition hikes and...

Fewer than 2 miles outside downtown Iowa City, a mountain of snow at least 10 feet tall and the length and width of a college classroom is forming. And growing by the hour. Every five minutes Tuesday...

Roy Justis remembers the days when he wore a red nose and big shoes to work instead of a suit and tie. In the 1960s, Justis — donning a bright blue suit with red hair jutting from each side of his head...

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said Monday small businesses are essential to any local economy and the federal government would continue to fund them. “Small business is the employment machine of our...

Within a year, Iowa might be sending pork products to South Korea. Gov. Terry Branstad announced Monday he wants to open a trade office in South Korea and expose that part of the world to the products...

A local union filed a grievance Monday on behalf of a former University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics employee who was terminated for alleged improper access of the medical records of 13 hospitalized Hawkeye...

University of Iowa officials have not altered their plans to host an upcoming lecture, despite an international organization’s letter decrying the speaker’s stance on the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Richard...

Sarah Eikleberry stood in a circle of roughly 30 University of Iowa graduate students Monday, leading her fellow union members in a firm chant. “Chop from the top,” Eikleberry shouted. “Chop from...

Potential presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said on Monday that he’s seeking significant higher-education reform. The former Minnesota governor’s ideas range from a reassessment of public university...

Iowa City officials plan to discuss ways to cut inspection costs for rental-property owners who take good care of their units. Councilors will weigh several options, including allowing owners with historically...