Jonathan Schiefer never tried to have non-consensual sex with his accuser, he testified Wednesday.
Speaking quietly as he sat in a Johnson County courtroom on Wednesday, the 34-year-old was one of three...
Budget cuts for fiscal 2011 led the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to propose holding off on pledging funds for a new building to house the ambulance and medical examiner facilities.
The supervisors’...
A panel of University of Iowa faculty members doesn’t think many Iowa City residents have a good “mental map” of the city’s Southeast Side.
So, on Wednesday night, they asked the roughly 50 people...
You may not know her, but Joan Kjaer likely wants to know you.
The Iowa City resident is curious about others.
“I’ve just always, always been interested in meeting people,” said Kjaer, who has...
The 21-ordinance has a better chance of passing this time around, officials said on Tuesday.
The comments follow Mayor Matt Hayek’s request for city staff to draft such a measure at the end of Monday’s...
For roughly a decade, the Iowa City City Council has repeatedly but unsuccessfully tried to pass an ordinance limiting bar entry age to persons over 21.
This time, it could be different.
In 2007, the...
Iowa National Guard soldier Abraham Saleh can see normally again.
That will be valuable when he’s deployed to Afghanistan for the first time later this year, he said.
“Glasses kind of hold you back...
A fourth Republican announced this week that he’ll compete to take on Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, in November’s 2nd District election. The newest contender in the fight is University of Iowa lecturer...
Jonathan Schiefer’s mother spoke softly Tuesday about her son, describing some of the troubles he has faced.
“I feel a great sense of guilt that I wasn’t more involved with his mental state or his...
After two weeks of public feedback from University of Iowa officials and faculty, the UI Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students met Tuesday night to prepare to address UI officials concerning...
Aging is often a subject most people want to avoid.
But it’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports the elderly population will more than double between now and...
The Iowa City City Council voted to amend an ordinance that will ban flashing lights, but not necessarily electronic signs, on taxis.
The altered ordinance passed unanimously in the third consideration...
