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The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
April 28, 2018
IOWA CITY — At the same time Friday afternoon the Iowa governor was ordering an investigation of a fired agency head accused of ongoing sexual harassment, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was meeting with rape victim advocates in Iowa City and urging sexual violence accountability at the highest level.
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
April 28, 2018
WHEN: Thursday (4/26) to Saturday (4/28); WHERE: Various venues around downtown Iowa City; COST: Full festival pass $55. Some individual event tickets available, free to $20. If cost is a barrier to attend, scholarships and discounts are available; email info@helloflyover.com for details. TICKETS ANDÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
April 27, 2018
Somehow, he has managed to gather a group of adult ballplayers of many ages, genders, sexual identities, backgrounds, ethnicities and skill levels, from Iowa City to Des Moines, in a brand new softball league. Better yet, he drew most of them out when there was still a foot of snow on the ground.
Iowa City Press Citizen
April 26, 2018
In 2015, Sarah Ziegenhorn moved back to her hometown of Iowa City to find the opioid crisis slowly creeping into her city and state. Although people weren't overdosing at the alarming rates seen elsewhere in the country, more and more injection drug users were getting sick from unclean needles.
Iowa City Press Citizen
April 25, 2018
Josh Schamberger, president of the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, last year told the Press-Citizen that the race, which stretches ... Economic Alliance, GO Cedar Rapids and the University of Iowa Community Credit Union, as well as municipalities and law enforcement agencies,Ãâà...
KCRG
April 25, 2018
"I'm excited about the concept of it," said Iowa City Chamber of Commerce Member Services Director Tim Carty. "I think it's something new and something unique that we don't have here in the area." Hatchet Jacks officially opens at the end of June but they will have a booth at the Iowa City block party JuneÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
April 18, 2018
When he read online that Iowa City schools awarded a $158,000 contract for testing playground surfaces to company that does not typically perform such services, Tony Malkusak was troubled. He said he didn't want to come across as petty that his own company, Abundant Playgrounds, wasn't chosen forÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
April 18, 2018
The notifications also include Younkers stores at the Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids, the Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines, and the Jordan Creek Town Center and Valley West Mall in West Des Moines. ... Other store locations included in the notifications are in Dubuque, Sioux City and Mason City.
KCRG
April 18, 2018
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- Iowa City's theme for its RAGBRAI visit is "Book it to Iowa City." It's a nod to the city's status as a U.S. City of Literature by UNESCO and as a place of learning for more than 30,000 University of Iowa students. RAGBRAI stands for the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride AcrossÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
April 18, 2018
Josh Schamberger, right, president of the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, explains Iowa City's RAGBRAI XLVI logo along with ... City Manager Geoff Fruin, also is a member of the executive committee, said at this point the exact route riders will take through town is unknown, butÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
April 18, 2018
IOWA CITY — Riders on the final night of this year's RAGBRAI will experience a party similar to last year's downtown block party — despite Pedestrian Mall construction. Thousands of cyclists are expected to stay overnight, for the first time since 1976, on July 27 during The Registers Annual Grand BikeÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
April 18, 2018
Police have arrested an Iowa City man accused of selling heroin in town. On Monday night, North Liberty Police arrested Rickey L. Jones, 63, after finding drugs on him during a traffic stop on Herbert Hoover Highway. Police allege Jones was carrying about 12 grams of heroin. Jones was the subject of aÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
April 18, 2018
IOWA CITY — Children on the autism spectrum may be more likely to seek or accept help from a police officer or firefighter if they've met emergency responders before in a friendly, non-emergency setting. That's the idea behind the Community Autism Day held Monday night at Terry Trueblood RecreationÃâà...
The Hill (blog)
April 17, 2018
A city in Iowa has suspended its policy that allowed police officers to shoot feral cats they deemed "unadoptable." Jefferson, Iowa ... City Councilman Matt Wetrich told KCCI that shooting cats was the only option to combat the multiple feral cat colonies that pose a health risk to the town. "Cats don't belongÃâà...
KCCI Des Moines
April 15, 2018
The same system dumped light snow on the town, making for a slushy mess. The little league park was one of the hardest hit parts of town. The parking lot was flooded and fences were almost knocked down due to the high winds. There was also thunderstorm damage reported in Story City, with damage toÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 20, 2018
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The City Council in Sioux City is considering more than $12 million in assistance for a $56 million project to convert two historic ... The Sioux City Journal reports that the financial package would include a partially forgivable $5 million loan, a portion of the city's share of hotel-motelÃâà...
The Daily Iowan
March 20, 2018
Iowa City has yet another claim to fame in the literary world. Expedia recently published its list of 20 must-see literary destinations, and Iowa City made it. Joining it are famous literary settings, including New Orleans and Bath, England, and homes of famous writers, such as Edinburgh, Scotland, where J.K.Ãâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 20, 2018
Melanie Harrison (center), teacher, talks with Amelia Herndon (left), 4, and David Dragisic (right), 3, as they plant flowers in a preschool class at Apple Tree Children's Center in Iowa City on Thursday, Mar. 15, 2018. Harrison is a 2018 Recipients of the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOLÃâî, Children'sÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
March 20, 2018
Two men have been charged with dealing drugs after police found nearly 2 pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash in an Iowa City apartment. On Feb. 27, police searched the apartment at 525 S. Johnson St. from a state narcotics warrant to find more than 2 pounds of marijuana and $25,000Ãâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 20, 2018
“I want to thank Coach Reiland for his service to our students at West," Iowa City West athletics director Craig Huegel said in a news release. "While the results are certainly impressive, Coach Reiland has had an immeasurable positive impact on the lives of those student-athletes fortunate enough to haveÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
March 20, 2018
At 7:52 p.m., firefighters responded to a call at 2160 Davis St., according to a statement from the fire department. They found smoke and flames coming from the building. Officials entered the residential structure and confirmed everyone had gotten out. The fire was under control within 30 minutes. Iowa CityÃâà...
KWQC-TV6
March 19, 2018
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC)- RAGBRAI has released the route riders will take from Iowa City to Davenport on the final day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. ... Joe Taylor with the Quad Cities Convention and Visitor's Bureau says the exact route in Davenport has not been finalized.
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 19, 2018
State regulators are considering applications for medical marijuana dispensaries across the state, including one each in Cedar Rapids, Coralville and Iowa City. Five dispensary licenses could be granted later this year by the Iowa Department of Public Health, part of the state's fledgling medical marijuanaÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 19, 2018
This is one of nine films that will be part of the LUNAFEST film festival Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. The event benefits Girls on ... The festival, created by LUNA bar, will visit more than 175 cities this year to help local organizations raise money. “It's a great night to reflectÃâà...
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
March 18, 2018
CEDAR FALLS — A planner with years of experience in Iowa City and Portland, Ore., is the city's new planning and community services manager. ... both of them being college towns, both with similar issues,” said Howard, who grew up on a farm near West Union and Elkader in Northeast Iowa.
Little Village
March 18, 2018
The route that brings RAGBRAI XLVI riders into Iowa City for an overnight stay on Day 6 of this year's ride will be a relatively easy one. The route out of Iowa City to RAGBRAI's final destination is a different story. “It's a long last day,” Michael Chamberlain of The Broken Spoke said, after reviewing the routeÃâà...
Little Village
March 17, 2018
“The route sounds pretty flat, pretty easy going,” Andrea Cohen of World of Bikes told Little Village. “If you're trying to imagine climbing 1,000 ft. over a distance like that, think of it as rolling hills.” Except, ironically, in Hills, the last town riders will pass through before reaching Iowa City. “There are no hills inÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 17, 2018
IOWA CITY — Officials with Iowa City Marketplace have requested more time to complete some work and achieve occupancy levels they agreed to more than three years ago when the city provided the shopping mall with a $1.75 million tax increment finance rebate. The Iowa City Council on Tuesday willÃâà...
whotv.com
March 17, 2018
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa City's city council wants to decrease the number of deer in the area, so leaders are considering bringing back sharpshooting to thin the deer population. A study shows the population has increased threefold in the last decade. Iowa City stopped its deer management program inÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
March 15, 2018
Miller says the findings by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting seem consistent with an earlier University of Iowa study that documented home loan denial rates for Latinos. The analysis published last month found that Latinos applying for conventional mortgages in the Iowa City metropolitanÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
December 31, 1999
The Iowa City Community School District is exploring whether added security should include having specially trained officers stationed at area schools. On March 6, an ICCSD board subcommittee discussed potential school safety measures, including bullet-proof glass, metal detectors and hiring schoolÃâà...
Iowa City Press Citizen
December 31, 1999
Iowa City students won't join their counterparts across the nation in bringing attention to gun violence and school shootings Wednesday morning. The timing of spring break at the University of Iowa and area schools hindered plans to join in on National School Walkout day, but students still have plans toÃâà...
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