Iowa City has been a go-to location for renowned authors as an UNESCO City of Literature, but a new book-banning bill proposed by the Iowa Legislature may restrict some books from landing in Iowa...

A new collaboration between the University of Iowa, CommUnity Crisis Services, and the Iowa City Downtown District is bringing awareness to local mental health and late-night safety services. During...

New year-round business options are coming to Iowa City’s South Side. The South District Market opened its doors March 28, celebrating the opening of a new retail space in Pepperwood Plaza. Located...

The Gilbert Street Bridge construction project may see a later start date after not receiving any  bids from construction companies. A memo from the City of Iowa City Engineer Jason Havel in the...

The City of Iowa City recently released a climate action progress report, which showed successes in emission reduction and clean transit. The report with 2018-22 data was released in the city council’s...

Amid a national push for worker unions, staff at the Starbucks in downtown Iowa City filed a petition to unionize on Monday.  The staff is planning to hold a vote in May, and if more than 70 percent...

The City of Iowa City is revamping security in the downtown’s Pedestrian Mall. Thirteen cameras will be installed throughout the area, and the underground conduits for the new cameras are already...

The Daily Iowan spoke with several University of Iowa students to hear about how safe they feel in the area in light of local and national gun violence.In 2022, 44,320 people in the U.S. died because of...

Ming Dong takes preventative measures to stay safe from potential gun violence in Johnson County. Dong said he has subconsciously adopted not going out after 10 p.m., avoiding people on the street,...

Some Iowa City business owners are taking note of recent use of counterfeit bills in downtown Iowa City and are no longer accepting larger bills.   Since late 2022, there have been reports of...

RELATED: ‘It should be a safe area:’ Iowa City community responds to fatal H-Bar shooting A Cedar Rapids man was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting at Iowa City’s H-Bar in October.  Cedar...

Iowa City community members flocked downtown Wednesday afternoon after reports that comedian and actor Will Ferrell was in the area circulated.  Kristin Pedersen, Iowa City Community School District...