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...
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...
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...
