Izabela Zaluska

Such guns have been used in crimes and been mistaken for firearms in officer-involved shootings — both in Iowa and other states.

Darryl Minniefield Jr., 34, is facing a first-degree theft charge for attempting to steal a $47,000 car from Carousel Preowned in Iowa City.

Mohamed Traore, 26, was arrested following a meeting of the city’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which he is chair of. The police department released a statement saying it could have addressed the matter more privately.

John Grier began his career with the Iowa City Fire Department in 1992 as a firefighter. He held a number of positions before being appointed fire chief in 2013.

The Coralville Community Food Pantry is about halfway to its goal of raising $1.2 million for a new, fully customized building that will be double the size of the current space.

The Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously supported a proposal to establish a self-supported municipal improvement district in the south side of the city.

The charges reveal for the first time what police believe happened the evening that Gabriel Heefner, a lance corporal in the U.S. Marines, was found in a crashed car in the residential neighborhood with a gunshot wound to the head

The Iowa City Board of Adjustment denied a special parking exception for a proposed high-rise on Linn Street, where the U.S. Bank building is located. An updated proposal has not been submitted.

Commission members expressed their support for the senior living facility and increase in park land before the vote Thursday evening.

16-year-olds Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale are accused of killing Nohema Graber, 66, a Fairfield High School Spanish class teacher.

North Liberty voters elected Chris Hoffman, who has served on city council since 2007, as mayor. Also, results from other Johnson and Linn County races.

Mayor Bruce Teague and Megan Alter earned the most votes in the Iowa City Council at-large race. Shawn Harmsen will represent District B.

Updates on turnout numbers and comments from voters during the 2021 city and school elections.

The updated proposal coming before the commission on Thursday is scaled back from previous plans and devotes nearly three times more land to the park.

Almost $225,000 raised in support of extending the local-option sales tax, which goes to street repairs in Cedar Rapids.