Emily Andersen

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is considering contributing just over $1 million to help renovate a farm purchased by CommUnity Crisis services to become a new youth crisis shelter.

A Palo man arrested this weekend after an 8-year-old boy was found with serious burns at a Palo park is also facing a previous assault charge after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in June.

Members and supporters of Iowa City unions gathered in City Park Monday to celebrate recent wins for organized labor — including the formation of two new unions — at the Iowa City Federation of Labor’s annual Labor Day picnic.

The City of Cedar Rapids has launched a public survey asking for input on what qualities city residents and stakeholders want to see in a new police chief.

Antonio Juarez-Luna, 15, is accused of shooting a 17-year-old he was playing basketball with at Hanna Park on Aug. 5.

A fire was reported at a University of Iowa lab Friday, the day after a fire was reported at the same building.

The Thursday afternoon fire at the Iowa Advanced Technology Lab was quickly extinguished. Damage to the building is not expected to impact day-to-day operations, the UI stated in a news release.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department has identified a body that was pulled from the Cedar River last week as 53-year-old Kevin Finch, who died of natural causes.

The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a few individuals who investigators would like to talk to regarding two assaults that happened Sunday morning, according to a news release from the department.

The City of Marion is providing residents with free trees to plant in the right of way area between their properties and the street as part of the city’s fall tree-planting program.

Nine dogs have died since being removed last Thursday from a puppy farm in rural Johnson County, according to the Iowa City Animal Services.

The Iowa City Public Library was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat, according to a Facebook post from the library.

The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center received an outpouring of donations this weekend after 131 dogs were surrendered to the shelter on Thursday, according to a news release from Iowa City Animal Services.

A motorcyclist who was involved in a crash on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids last week has died in the hospital from injuries related to the crash.

Pedestrian fatalities on Iowa roadways decreased significantly last year, despite those numbers rising nationally. The reason for the drop in deaths in Iowa is difficult to pin down.