Johnson County might stop offering its employees domestic-partner benefits, which have been in place since 1997, on July 1.
The county allows both married and domestic partners to receive access to the...
The dollar isn’t holding up abroad, but some manage to keep traveling cheaply, using strangers — and couches.
Millions of travelers are turning to “couch surfing,” considered an economical form...
Thursday began with the passing of Charlie’s Angel Farrah Fawcett and ended with the sudden death of an icon. Michael Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack...
Ed Thomas, the prominent Aplington-Parkersburg High-School football coach known for training four current NFL players and guiding his small, rural Iowa community in its recovery from last-year’s decimating...
University police officers across the state have been carrying guns for nearly 19 months, but those guns have yet to be used against suspects.
In fact, the UI police are the only university agency whose...
UI Pharmaceuticals officials have been looking for more room — and more hands — to revitalize production and revive its image.
A service division of the UI College of Pharmacy, the group manufactures,...
Angela Crookshank, who graduated with an associate’s degree from Des Moines Area Community College in May, plans to teach at the college after completing a UI degree.
This fall, she may be the first...
Iowa City resident Lori Skoff is well-aware of how much further her money can go by shopping at the right places. She admits she’s a frequent shopper at Iowa City’s Dollar Tree and Dollar General.
Skoff’s...
When Jacob Yarrow, the executive director of the Garth Newel Music Center in Bath County, Va., came to Iowa City last week, he asked local waiters and cashiers what they thought of Hancher.
Unaware of...
Opting to wait before hiring two new officers, North Liberty will remain the only police-patrolled Johnson County town to also contract with the county deputies, said Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek.
The agreement...
Despite findings showing persistent ethnic disparities in health care and health status nationally, Iowa scored better than the national average. But local health-care providers said inequality still exists...
Retailers across the United States are reporting a spike in shoplifting, a trend reflected in local statistics.
Iowa City police records indicate the department is on track for a five-year high. From...
