This is the third installment in a multi-part series about school safety in Iowa.
Following the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where a high school student killed 19 students...
Corrective legislation passed in March places limits on certain THC and hemp products. The bill, officially signed into law in May, prohibits retailers in Iowa from selling THC products with more than...
The Iowa City downtown area is always changing. New businesses come and go, but one thing that outlives a natural business cycle is culture. However, unlike flashing neon signs and ads in the paper,...
With low chronic absenteeism rates, exceptional student growth, and a demonstration of proficiency in English language arts, mathematics, and science, Solon Middle School is one of the top schools...
A group of five undergraduate students turned a $20 startup project in University of Iowa professor Bob Walker’s entrepreneurial finance class into a business that raised $6,000 for the UI Stead...
A familiar shopping and community space for many people in Iowa City will be under new ownership in the coming years after the Iowa Board of Regents approved the University of Iowa’s request to purchase...
Iowa City’s Court Street is set to receive a nearly $10 million facelift starting in early 2025. The project would remove and replace water and sewer utilities, streets and sidewalk pavement, traffic...
Every day, kids are placed in foster care across the nation. Sometimes, those kids can be as young as just a few days old and be surrendered using Safe Haven laws.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes is an organization...
It’s been the target of countless juvenile jokes ever since its name was adopted in 1975, but Iowa’s very own Kum & Go gas station chain might be in store for a rebranding.
The potential...
Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City unveiled its new beer, Fruitfully Just, during a Thursday evening launch event. Proceeds will benefit Iowa Legal Aid.
Iowa Legal Aid, founded in 1977, is a nonprofit...
A perfectly constructed cappuccino is more than just espresso and milk. The foam that beautifully tops the drink is not just a work of art — it’s a science.
Researchers like James Byrne at the...
To kick off the holiday season, Stead Family Children's Hospital patients, families, and faculty gathered to celebrate a tree lighting on Thursday. The event marks the beginning of the holiday season...
