University of Iowa Student Government senators were divided on legislation Tuesday night that would allocate $25,000 to the Hawks Nest Hawkapalooza, voting 18-9 to table the decision.
Last year, UISG...
Police charged a man with his fifth OWI after officers found his truck stuck in the mud.
Robert McDowell, 42, Kalona, was charged Sunday with third-offense OWI.
According to police reports, McDowell...
The Iowa City School District will pay a settlement of $200,000 to First Student Inc., after the bus company threatened to take legal action against the district for its payment practices.
The agreement,...
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...
Vinit Mahajan has one very ambitious aspiration.
“My mentors have invested their efforts into training me for one goal,” said the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics doctor. “Cure the blind.”
Mahajan...
Authorities are still investigating what they have labeled suspicious death in a mobile-home park just east of Iowa City on Sunday evening.
Johnson County deputies responded to a report of suspicious...
Lawmakers need to scrap progress made so far on health-care reform and start anew, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, told those gathered on the UI medical campus on Tuesday.
“There’s widespread agreement...
Despite which side community members fall on regarding the proposed 21-ordinance for bar entry, they may agree on one thing: Timing is key.
If the council passes a 21-only ordinance, opponents will have...
