The Iowa City School District boundary-change committee critiqued possible redistricting solutions Thursday in preparation for two public forums next week.
Consultants suggested Northwest Junior High...
A federal judge denied an attorney’s request for a delay in the trial of a Minneapolis man charged in connection with the 2004 break-in at the UI Spence Labs.
Scott DeMuth, 22, is charged with conspiracy...
The Johnson County Bomb Squad was dispatched to Westlawn on Thursday evening after a suspicious briefcase was found in the hallway, said UI police Lt. Joe Lang.
A member of the custodial staff discovered...
Mayor Matt Hayek has proposed the city hire an outside search firm to find a new city manager and add new interviews to the process.
His proposal comes slightly more than nine months after the city fired...
The smell of chicken Creole and sounds of Haitian music greeted people of all ages and backgrounds as they came to enjoy a slice of Haitian culture on Thursday afternoon in the IMU Main Lounge.
And best...
UI students from the Chicago area will still have to call Greyhound if they can’t hitch a ride home.
Plans for passenger rail service between Iowa City and Chicago hit a road block on Thursday, when...
Seated at a console in the operation room, a surgeon peers into the three-dimensional, high definition view of the body cavity provided by a dual camera.
And without ever laying a finger on the patient’s...
Veterans awaiting financial aid for the past several months may finally receive the benefits they were promised.
The Department of Veteran Affairs announced recently they are now prepared to process enrollments...
While fans of the cult TV sitcom “Arrested Development” were hoping for a spin-off movie, UI graduate student Kris Phillips had his mind on another adaptation: a philosophy book.
Phillips — who...
From responding to flood- and tornado-relief efforts to making a sick child’s day just a bit brighter, Meghan Hammen seemingly never ceases to help someone in need.
For several years, the UI alumna,...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed on salary raises for elected officials, their deputies, and non-bargaining employees at a budget meeting Wednesday.
Elected officials and their deputies...
UI police charged a Marion man with his sixth OWI after he was reportedly found driving backwards on Gilbert Street without his headlights on.
Kevin Knapp, 43, was charged Wednesday with OWI. Knapp has...
