Despite having two high-profile bench trials in Iowa City in a month, they remain uncommon, local experts said.
Curtis Fry, who is accused of second-degree murder, and Micah Matthews, who was found guilty...
Tom Rocklin, the UI interim vice president for Student Services, authorized splitting student-activity-fee allocation rights between the UI Student Government and the Executive Council of Graduate and...
Although UI junior Brigette Fanning scored a summer internship with Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, in Iowa City, she knows she will have to find another job, too.
Fanning’s internship is unpaid — meaning...
While last summer’s flood may be a distant memory for some, people throughout the community continue to deal with its aftermath. The Johnson County Crisis Center is giving those affected by the devastation...
Life inside Oakdale Prison is rarely bright for Jason Wheeler. But now, the 20-year-old inmate looks forward to several hours of congregation, reflection, and song every week.
Joining voices with UI students,...
Summer jobs may be more than a way for teenagers to make some extra cash. According to a UI study released Wednesday, a summer job can also make at-risk teens less likely to commit suicide.
The study...
Goodbye germs.
Professors in the UI Carver College of Medicine and the computer-science department of recently teamed up to create a tracking system that would monitor whether health-care professionals...
UI students likely won’t see much of a difference in cost for birth control on campus, despite a bill recently signed by President Obama that would allow pharmaceutical companies to consider selling...
Renovating a set of condominiums in downtown Iowa City is part of the city’s long-term goal to bring more people into the area.
In an effort to boost economic development downtown, officials say the...
For some student loans, the buy now, pay later era is changing.
Sallie Mae — the nation’s largest student-loan provider — introduced on Monday the new Smart Option Student Loan, which seeks to reduce...
Community members prepared to contest a change in the location of the Iowa City Farmers’ Market were silenced by a swift City Council decision to cancel the proposed move.
The Iowa City City Council...
The fate of Roosevelt Elementary may be a bit clearer.
Iowa City School District Superintendent Lane Plugge shared nine options with the School Board on Tuesday for how to handle the ongoing issue.
In...
