National recognition, redistributed decision-making power, and increased community awareness — Steve Estes, the CEO of the area substance-abuse treatment center MECCA, wants to see some changes. Anticipating...

If this looks blurry, blame your genes. Thanks to a $3.6 million grant, UI researchers are delving into the genome to seek answers for glaucoma patients. Awarded by the National Institutes of Health,...

        Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission officials will decide July 16 whether they will consider applications from five Iowa counties interested in opening new casinos: Lyon,...

On Monday, 28 teenagers from the Chicago area loaded into vehicles and were whisked across Illinois and the Mississippi River. Four hours and some car trouble later, they arrived on the UI campus and checked...

In any given year, there’s a 0.2 percent chance that a flood of last year’s magnitude will affect the Iowa City area. Still, the Iowa City public-safety departments — some of which saw delays in...

Medical-industry conventions typically offer myriad goodies for attendees: dizzying displays of free pens, post-it pads, and doughnuts resting in front of panels of advertisements for new drugs or lab...

To wear a helmet or not to wear a helmet? In most states, motorcyclists don’t have to make the decision — the answer is a resounding “yes.” But Iowa remains one of three states without a mandatory...

Debbie Foster and her closest coworkers gathered at lunch amid rumors of layoffs. Their seniority — low as their spirits — didn’t allow them any security. If anyone was fired, it would be them. Foster...

A UI professor of geography and a member of the health management and policy department, Gerard Rushton makes maps showing the outbreak rates of various types of cancer — such as breast and colorectal...

As the smell of funnel cake and grilled burgers filled the air, the Iowa City community filled up with diversity, laughter, and loud music. The Iowa City annual Jazz Festival — a three-day event —...

Six pallbearers carried a casket through the rain this weekend to the tune of “When the Saints Come Marching In,” followed by a herd of umbrellas. They held a New Orleans-style funeral for the Iowa...

More kids need more space. More space needs money to build. There’s the rub. With the Iowa City School Board having to cut $6 million from the budget, the question of how and when to approach these...