With construction a little over halfway done, the state Board of Regents visited the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics new hospital in North Liberty on Wednesday.
The tour comes a little...
The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students chanted “Education is a right, not just for the rich and white” as they entered the state Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday to demand a wage increase.
The...
Johnson County Public Health was selected as a demonstration site to receive $150,000 in funding to address vaccine equity.
The county’s designation as a demonstration site means its procedures...
The University of Iowa officials are anticipating that almost 97 to 98 percent of students will have completed the free speech training by the end of the fall semester, officials revealed Wednesday.
The...
Pagliai’s Pizza has been a staple in the Iowa City community since 1957. Now, the building that houses the landmark is up for sale for $5 million, but business is slated to continue as normal.
In...
A fatal crash involving two cars occurred in rural Johnson County Tuesday afternoon, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office.
The crash happened around 12:38 p.m. at 2200 Black...
CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank laid off 100 workers Monday, but there will be no impact on any of CommUnity’s Iowa City services or its State 988 services.
The layoff comes after a failure...
After 131 dogs were rescued from a Johnson County dog breeder in August because of extremely poor living conditions, the animals were sent to shelters and rescue centers in Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The...
Residents, especially youths in Johnson County are experiencing more mental health crises since the COVID-19 pandemic.
CommUnity’s Mobile Crisis Response program, which serves Johnson County...
Students at the Iowa City Community School District broke ground on an affordable housing unit this fall that they will help construct.
The school district reintroduced its Student Built House...
Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor
• September 25, 2023
If no other bids to obtain Mercy Iowa City assets that exceed the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics $20 million bid are entered before Oct. 2 at 5 p.m., UIHC will acquire the 185-bed hospital,...
In late 1964, the City of Iowa City made history as one of the first towns in Iowa to pass an anti-discrimination ordinance for housing, thanks to the newly established Human Rights Commission.
Now,...