Technology devices such as iPods and cell phones have normally been thought of as dangerous distractions for those behind the wheel. But now UI experts are looking into ways technology can be used to avoid...
Many are still confused about why the Iowa City City Council unanimously voted to fire City Manager Michael Lombardo on April 17.
All city officials contacted over the weekend refused to give details...
Olive Wallace was just a little girl when the Great Depression left her family scrambling for cash.
Now, decades later, 87-year-old Wallace still picks up every curbside penny she comes across, cherishing...
Micah Matthews will spend life in prison without parole for first- and second-degree kidnapping and first-degree burglary.
6th District Judge Douglas Russell added two consecutive sentences of the 25-year...
As medicine becomes more global, UI Health Care officials feel they need to compete with major hospitals.
And the UI Health Care International Office will help them do just that.
“We want to stay on...
Each year the UI’s residence halls become a temporary home to thousands of undergraduate students — most of them freshmen. Though dorm life is a short stint in many residents’ lives, some of the...
It’s crunch time for students in the UI College of Law.
They’re preparing for their last round of finals coming up later this month, but that sweet, “finally done” feeling following the last test...
Rep. Jeff Kaufmann, R-Wilton, concedes the credit-transfer experiences of students such as UI junior Danni Huss are common.
“Everything went great,” said Huss, who graduated from Iowa Central Community...
When people gathered in the Bijou on April 18, it wasn’t for a matinee movie — it was to discuss the future of the UI Museum of Art. And it’s still cloudy, UI President Sally Mason said.
“I wish...
For those hoping to open a bar, downtown Iowa City could soon be off-limits.
After deferring a vote at its last meeting, the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously passed a measure that...
While yards for gardening are left off most apartment rental contracts, Iowa City offers a share of soil to any fresh-food fan in need.
At a local community garden in Wetherby Park, anyone can rent strips...
Micah Matthews will hear today what other sentences await him in addition to mandatory life in prison for his crimes.
In February, 6th District Judge Douglas Russell found Matthews guilty of first- and...
