The future of a proposed joint law enforcement facility and jail to be shared by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa City Police Department remains up in the air, even after a majority of the Iowa City Council expressed support Tuesday for moving forward with the next step of the process.
An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he had multiple videos of child pornography saved in an app on his phone.
A new fundraising dinner sets the table next month to support food access for children who need it most.
Also in the Campaign Almanac, Democratic U.S. Senate candidates announce endorsements, a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District makes a fundraising announcement, and the League of Women Voters plans a candidate forum in Iowa City.
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup of local news, Iowa City is launching a “Project Cleanup” volunteer litter removal program.
Iowa City-based aerialist Mimi Ke teaches and performs in the Corridor, encouraging everyday Iowans to look at life from a new perspective through her art form. Ke developed the aerial dance program at National Dance Academy in 2014.
The Iowa City Council is contemplating whether to take the Johnson County Board of Supervisors up on its formal invitation to establish a joint law enforcement authority to explore the possibility of a new law enforcement facility shared by both entities.
The Great Plains Action Society, an Indigenous-led nonprofit centered on social and climate justice, is looking to establish a community hub at a group of buildings near the Riverfront Crossings neighborhood in Iowa City.
A sheriff’s sale will be held this fall for several high-profile downtown Iowa City properties, including The Chauncey, following a foreclosure ruling on the properties earlier this year.
The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a death after a body was found in Sand Lake, near the Park Lodge in the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area, according to a press release from the city of Iowa City.
The indie rocker will play new material with The Attachment Theory and participate in a free, public interview with Nightbitch author Rachel Yoder.
Actor-musician Noah Reid will bring his moody tunes to Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 12.
A woman has been arrested after DNA testing connected her to a baby that was found dead in the Iowa City landfill in 1992.
Also in this week’s Government Notes from The Gazette, Linn County seeks feedback, photos for website redesign
Fred Newell was a young, single father when he arrived at the University of Iowa in 2006. He took his son to every class, and would have dropped out if not for the support he received from a professor. As executive director of the nonprofit Dream City, he’s helping provide that support -- and so much more -- for others.
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