Margaret Matthes wanted one thing: a clean yard.
She had been thinking about it all day, since she woke up the morning of April 10. She hoped it wouldn’t rain.
As an 82-year-old widow, Matthes said...
Iowa City is set to receive $25 million in federal funding for several flood-prevention projects, including raising Dubuque Street in front of Mayflower Hall.
City officials will use part of the funding...
Iowa City police have alleged that a local man hit and injured two bicyclists with his car when he was drunk.
Colton McMaster, 22, was charged April 9 with second-offense OWI.
According to police reports,...
Iowa City School Board members are set to vote on a lower property tax increase than expected on Tuesday, said Superintendent Lane Plugge.
District officials will recommend the board approve an increase...
Two University of Iowa journalists were honored with Mark of Excellence awards at a Society of Professional Journalists luncheon in Omaha over the weekend.
Daily Iowan reporter Danny Valentine received...
Iowa City officials are hopeful that a visit from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today could mean more funding for flood-recovery projects.
Locke will announce new Commerce Department investments,...
Sporting a crisp gray suit and tie, Karim Abdel-Malek- could be mistaken for a bank executive, perhaps a lawyer.
The clothes might be fitting. The director of the University of Iowa Center for Computer-Aided...
Five years ago, Asylbek Zhoodonbekov stood in front of government buildings in Kyrgyzstan and demanded change.
It didn’t come. In fact, it got worse.
“I really hoped but was disappointed,” the...
Coralville police arrested a man for allegedly attacking a man and attempting to steal his wallet.
Yshan Rogers, 18, address unknown, was charged Tuesday with first-degree burglary and second-degree robbery.
According...
The Englert Theatre has appointed Mission Creek Festival founder Andre Perry as its new executive director.
Perry, a Princeton University graduate, will continue to serve as president and primary programmer...
University of Iowa officials may look to student-athletes as the next voices to endorse the newly passed 21-ordinance.
During a meeting with the Presidential Committee on Athletics Thursday, Provost Wallace...
Moussa Fall’s dimly lit, two-bedroom apartment is a cramped space. Boxes from the post office sit on his couch, and his students’ assignments are piled on top of a tiny wooden desk next to canned food.
The...
