The height limit for new single-family and duplex buildings in Iowa City’s northside will now be 27 feet as opposed to 35 feet after a 5-1 city council vote approving the change Tuesday night.
These...
The City of Iowa City’s unionized employees received a $1,600 bonus as well as a 3.5 percent pay raise after approval by the city council on Dec. 12.
In mid-September, several members of...
As bitter winter weather continues to descend upon Iowa City, the University of Iowa DeGowin Blood Center needs donors willing to brave the cold.
The DeGowin Blood Center, located at 200 Hawkins Drive,...
Jack Moore, Assistant News Editor
• January 16, 2024
Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers in the Old Capitol Town Center permanently closed for unannounced reasons.
A sign was posted on the restaurant’s door announcing the closure, thanking...
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University of Iowa alum and longtime Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards is stepping down from his position after eight years.
Richards...
Jacob Meloan, the former University of Iowa student involved in the FIJI trial for his alleged role in the sexual assault of Makéna Solberg, had his lawsuit dismissed by the courts for failing to...
Ahead of the first week of classes at the University of Iowa and the Iowa caucuses Monday, Johnson County continues to endure freezing temperatures.
The Quad Cities National Weather Service account...
The City of Iowa City announced Sunday that it postponed all of its Martin Luther King Jr. Day of service events due to “dangerously cold temperatures.”
According to the announcement, events...
A snowstorm swept across Iowa on Tuesday, Jan. 9 and Iowa City reported 15 inches of snow as of 8 p.m. that day. Across Iowa, schools canceled classes as driving on icy and fully-covered interstates became...
The University of Iowa announced Friday that the first day of spring classes on Tuesday will be held on Zoom or canceled due to extreme winter weather.
UI instructors were directed via email on...
Following the first mass shooting of 2024 at Perry High School on Jan. 4, high school students across Iowa walked out of school in solidarity with the community of Perry.
Over a hundred students from...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• January 5, 2024
Iowa City schools paused the removal of 68 books from school libraries after a federal judge temporarily blocked a new Iowa law last week.
A federal judge in Des Moines ruled that the majority of...
