Articles Tagged: Coralville

Iowa Children’s Museum event includes art activities, scavenger hunt and dance performance from Iowa City West High School’s Asian Student Union

Republican-backed bills targeting transgender protections and parental authority, and a statewide school dress code proposal, are advancing at the Iowa Capitol.

City staff still anticipate breaking ground this summer, assuming there are no other delays.

The Coralville City Council will reconsider its use of automatic license plate reader cameras after the Iowa Attorney General’s Office flagged the city’s policy that limits the use of the cameras for immigration enforcement.

Four years ago, Johnson County local government entities came together to fund more than 2,400 one-time checks to low-income residents who’d been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A UI study examined how those payments were used.

Iowa House Republicans advanced legislation Wednesday that would expand restrictions on classroom discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity to middle and high schools. It came the samy day Gov. Kim Reynolds introduced a separate measure that would limit local governments’ ability to protect LGBTQ residents through civil rights ordinances.

The Coralville City Council this week gave its first approval for a rezoning that will allow for construction a 15-acre mixed use development that includes a 40,000-square-foot esports arena.

The opening of a new recreation center in Coralville is likely still years away, but efforts to fund the project are well underway. The city plans to use a mix of funds from a local option sales tax, the Iowa City Community School District and a fundraising campaign.

The Coralville man who investigators say was lying in wait to attack his wife, stabbing her to death in their home on Jan. 16, was employed for about a week with University of Iowa Health Care before leaving the position four days before the slaying. His wife, Amber Martin, had worked as a supervisor medical laboratory scientist in the university’s Pathology Department since September.

The Coralville Police Department has released the identity of a woman who died Friday after being stabbed in the 2800 block of Spring Rose Circle.

A Coralville man has been arrested in connection to a fatal Friday stabbing.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls accused U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of backing budget decisions he said have strained Social Security operations, while announcing a plan he says would reverse cuts and preserve benefits. Hinson’s campaign rejected the claims, saying she opposes benefit cuts and supports reforms to protect seniors.

Johnson County’s Trip Connect pilot program, meant to provide transportation when other forms of public transit are not available, has seen a steady increase in ridership over its first full calendar year of service.

Where to ring in 2026 across Eastern Iowa

Renovations in City Council chambers will relocate several government body meetings to Linn-Mar facilties, while Christmas and New Year’s holidays will impact garbage pickup and other services. A roundup of notes from area government bodies.