The Iowa City City Council won’t ask residents for input on city projects — at least, not right now.
The council decided against spending money for a public survey at its Monday night work session....
Iowa City police will use an expected $193,000 in federal grant money to purchase equipment and pay for overtime officers working to combat increasing violence in the community, authorities said.
A portion...
Elaine Lopez and Jackie McNeil waited nearly 23 years to say “I do.”
On May 1, with 16 other gay and lesbian couples from Missouri, they got that chance in Iowa City.
While the marriages won’t...
There’s a good chance the seven probable H1N1 cases in Iowa will come back positive, adding to one already-confirmed illness, health officials said Sunday.
“When we have probable cases, it’s highly...
Jesse and Mary Griffen left behind a destitute life in England. Seeking religious and material relief in the West, the train took them, along with 148 other Mormon immigrants, from Boston to Iowa City.
In...
For the hundreds of deaf or hard-of-hearing students at the UI, such simple tasks as waking up, greeting someone at the door, and taking notes in class all prove to be challenging.
Living with a hearing...
For gay-marriage supporters, last month’s ruling brought jubilation; for opponents, outrage.
But for officials at the Iowa Department of Tax Revenue, it was treated analytically, as they worked to assess...
Switching out baseball caps and beers for fresh produce and reusable bags, locals packed a parking lot for opening day of the Farmers’ Market season.
Pedestrians and produce-filled pickup trucks brightened...
Despite a shortage of nurses nationwide, the economic recession is limiting the number of positions available to graduating nursing majors.
To make themselves more competitive, many are heading to graduate...
Van Allen Hall is often seen as a reminder of the 1991 shooting on the UI campus, but the building is famous for more than the gruesome event.
The building has been occupied by the physics/astronomy department...
Downtown restaurant workers were disappointed by the lack of lines and uneaten food April 25 at the RiverFEAST food event.
The event, sponsored by RiverFest and the Downtown Association, offered sample-sized...
Students and staff in the Iowa City School District won’t have to worry about changing their daily routine for at least another year.
Superintendent Lane Plugge announced April 24 he has recommended...
