The Iowa City City Council voted 5-1 in favor of implementing a franchise fee on Tuesday. The vote was the council’s second consideration of the fee; it needs one more vote before the fee passes. The...

James Vineburgh needs childcare. The UI doctoral student and father of two commutes to Iowa City from Cedar Rapids for classes, and his wife works as a full-time school teacher. “Without childcare,...

Popular energy drinks containing a spike of alcohol could soon be pulled from shelves pending a federal review of their safety. But the ban only affects premixed drinks and would not affect those wanting...

Iowa City police have extra officers patrolling near a sorority after a handful of reported burglaries. Someone broke into Alpha Chi member Abbi Arp’s car twice this month, once by smashing her window...

Radon, a colorless and odorless gas, seeps into more than 70 percent of the basements in Iowa. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, radon kills roughly 21,000 people every year. “It is...

Jane Meyer can safely say she’s affected virtually everyone on campus. As the senior associate athletics director, she has orchestrated $250 million worth of projects, from the $88 million Kinnick Stadium...

A growing number of Johnson County residents are acquiring their meals through local food-support services. The Crisis Center doled out nearly 40,000 bags of food to needy citizens in fiscal 2009, compared...

Alex Fischels appeared to be smoking on a Chicago’s restaurant patio when the waiter shot him a nasty glare. But the UI senior wasn’t puffing on a cigarette — he was taking a drag of nicotine vapor...

The trial for a man who allegedly uploaded child pornography in the UI Main Library has been reset. Martin Jackson, 41, will go to trial Feb. 16, 2010. His pretrial conference is set for Feb. 3. Jackson...

Iowa City police arrested a Mississippi man after he allegedly offered to pay officers in exchange for letting him go uncharged. John Landry, 28, was charged with bribery, a felony charge. He is being...

A North Liberty man died in an accident Sunday after his car went off the road. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Richard Casey, 20, was driving north on Utah Avenue when the car went into the east...

Iowa City police arrested a man after he allegedly fought with a peace officer while being arrested for theft. Darryl Marcel Henry, 18, 1401 Franklin St., was charged with three counts of third-degree...