The community committee charged with reducing the amount of dangerous drinking voted unanimously Wednesday to sit out of Iowa City’s controversial 21-ordinance in a closed meeting.
Members of the Partnership...
Two weeks after addressing the executive committee of the Staff Council in closed session, University of Iowa President Sally Mason spoke with the entire council on Wednesday.
After showing the UI’s...
Jonathan Schiefer’s wife said she was “shocked” by the guilty ruling issued Wednesday in her husband’s sexual-abuse and burglary case.
Sixth District Judge Ian Thornhill read the decision as a...
Independently owned shops across the nation are feeling the effects of the stagnant economy. But national and local initiatives are trying to keep Iowa City businesses strong.
The 3/50 Project, a nationwide...
Ana Merino instills literature in the lives of children through a book of Hispanic children’s poetry to be released this spring. Soon after the release, she will visit schools in Spain, meeting the children...
Police have charged a Davenport man after he allegedly stole more than $1,000 worth of items from a local residence.
Craig Holmes, 50, Davenport, was charged Feb. 10 with second-degree theft and third-degree...
Authorities have charged Sarah McKay’s live-in boyfriend of roughly two years with killing the 34-year-old mother, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said Wednesday.
Eric Scott Osborn, 26, of 18...
The University of Iowa Faculty Council endorsed the 21-ordinance Tuesday, noting that alcohol abuse is “physically and mentally harmful, which reduces student learning.”
Victoria Sharp, the UI special...
Some opponents of the newly resurrected 21-ordinance aren’t just interested in keeping the status quo for bar-entry age. They think 18-year-olds should be allowed in, too.
Tom Lenoch, an Iowa City bar...
After initially drafting a certified budget that outlined a possible 15 percent increase in property taxes, Iowa City School District officials say there might be another place to scrape for revenue.
Instead...
Students with unpaid university bills will soon be hearing from collection officials.
But they’re not the typical agents one might expect. They’re University of Iowa faculty, tasked with making sure...
Downtown and hungry on a Saturday night? Soon, there may be more options.
The Iowa City City Council is moving to allow two more street vendors to move onto the Pedestrian Mall. At present, the city allows...
