John Deng. There aren’t many people in Iowa City who were familiar with that name prior to July 24, when Deng — after allegedly stabbing a man — was reportedly shot and killed by Johnson County...

Researchers for Vertex Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, Mass., are developing a medication that could cut treatment time for hepatitis C in half. But until Wednesday, they were almost crawling over each other...

Most insurance providers will pay for a broken wrist or a tonsillectomy in Iowa. They’ll also pay for depression medication. But try to persuade them to pay for any mental-health problem not on their...

UI researchers will have more money to work with in the coming year — a lot more. Officials announced Wednesday morning funding for research from external sources, which is anyone outside the UI, rose...

Despite the appearance of having returned to normal, the futuristic structure that stands on the east bank of the Iowa River known as the Iowa Advanced Technology Labs is still in the process of recovering...

On Tuesday night, two Iowa City bar owners fought for the survival of their businesses, but the Iowa City city councilors displayed little sympathy. They denied a liquor-license renewal for Et Cetera,...

For North Liberty, winning an award for water quality started with bacteria. Not getting rid of them, necessarily — using them to clean the water. Today, North Liberty’s newly renovated wastewater-treatment...

Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek recalled standing in Iowa City one sunny day as tornado sirens wailed. The actual threat was in Swisher — at least 25 minutes away. That’s one reason locals...

A gap exists between different demographic groups in Chicago — a divide in cyberspace. A recent study requested by Chicago officials and conducted by researchers at the UI and University of Illinois-Chicago...

While public libraries throughout the state have banned certain sex offenders from entering their facilities, UI Libraries officials say they have no plans to keep anyone from using their free services. The...

John Beyer, a 21-year-old UI senior studying biology, said he was shocked the UI made the “Lots of Hard Liquor” list at No. 17 instead of “Lots of Beer.” The university also took 10th place for...

A patient at the UI Hospitals and Clinics fell to his death from a nearby parking ramp Monday. Hospital ramp 4 is located near the UIHC Pappajohn Pavilion, which houses the psychiatry, psychology, and...