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...

Salons have evolved from their single-sink, heavy hairspray, perming predecessors pictured in the likes of Steel Magnolias. Today they are making changes to keep on top of their market and stay ahead...

The Iowa City Economic Development Committee is trying to attract companies to a new industrial park in the southeast area of Iowa City. Officials are planning to offer Good Job Incentives — in the...

Bethany DeCoster, a recent UI graduate, paid $50 last summer for downloadable “anti-virus software.” But when she submitted her credit-card information, the program turned out to be a virus. Such...

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...

Thanks to a spin of a lucky Bingo cage, Iowa City native Brandon LeFever will have the chance to move with his wife and stepdaughter into his first home — at a considerably smaller price tag. LeFever...

Twitter users around the world — Iowa City included — are changing their location and time-zone settings to match those of Tehran residents in order to thwart government censors. These efforts reportedly...

At a June 10 meeting with the state Board of Regents, UI Hospitals and Clinics officials unveiled a $55 million Epic system. It allows staff to access patients’ electronic medical records across hospitals...

Since the Iowa City City Council passed a bar zoning ordinance June 2, downtown has seen new retailers arrive, taking over real estate that otherwise might have ended up as new bars. Two new boutiques,...

Is downloading one song online worth an $80,000 fine? The answer: yes, according to a federal jury and the Recording Industry Association of America. A single mother of two, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, faces...

Despite health warnings, 39 percent of people in the United States eat raw cookie dough, according to Consumer Reports. And even with a recent recall of Nestlé Toll House products because of E. coli contamination,...