“You don’t often get the chance to reprogram 130 acres in the middle of your city,” council member Tyler Olson said of the effort to craft a greenway plan to transform the 130-acre space along the west side of the Cedar River.
A Cedar Rapids woman convicted of lesser charge for fatally stabbing boyfriend in 2020 will serve no additional prison time on a five year sentence. Judge discharged her sentence because she already served 891 days in jail pending trial.
Firefighters and state officials did not know exactly what the solvent used at the recycler was, not how much of it was stored on site.
A man was charged with kidnapping Monday after a stand-off with police in an Iowa City parking garage, which ended when the man shot himself, according to police.
School board expected to approve bringing $312 million general obligation bond in a referendum to voters
The city of Iowa City has reached a temporary agreement with the owners of the H-Bar following increased serious incidents and calls for service. Compliance is effective immediately.
Cities of Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, University Heights and Johnson County communities will work together, instead of competing against each other, to collect donations for this year’s Severson Charity Challenge.
Tyler Rosenthal, 21, was driving a Honda CR-V west in the eastbound lanes of Highway 30, according to the crash report.
Arctic explorers tell Gazette readers what they saw in Santa’s castle
The new policy is intended to address a sharp increase in suspensions in the district. Students who are involved in second or third physical altercations will have to learn online for 30 to 60 days.
It wasn’t just Iranian wrestlers and protesters exemplifying the World Cup's global significance. It was the gold medal Ukraine’s women took home to a nation still under Russian siege. And it was the visit a Japanese university president paid Monday to University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson.
The Five Seasons Ski Team, a water skiing team that puts on free weekly shows each summer, is raising money to replace sound equipment that was stolen last week.
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