Iowa Routs Eastern Illinois 91-47
The Hawkeyes held the Panthers to 33 percent shooting and just two made three-pointers in Friday's blowout at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa City News
In Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature, coverage here follows city government, Johnson County, Iowa City Community School District, business and civic life. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and the communities around it.
Politics
Live Poll
Should Iowa City renew the South District business improvement levy through 2032?
Council Considers South District SSMID Renewal
Iowa City Council voted unanimously to consider extending the South District's self-supported improvement levy through 2032.
Sports
Buffington, Van Aalsum Named October Athletes of Month
Iowa linebacker Cam Buffington and field hockey midfielder Dionne van Aalsum were honored as the University of Iowa's October Student-Athletes of the Month.
Health
Live Poll
Should public hospitals spend $600,000 on child-friendly lobby upgrades?
Iowa Hospital Plans $600,000 Upgrade to Wave Floor
University of Iowa Health Care will update the 12th floor of Stead Family Children's Hospital, a space known for patients waving to Kinnick Stadium crowds.
Business
Live Poll
Have grocery costs gotten harder for your household to afford this year?
Table to Table Receives 40,000 Pounds of Potatoes
The surplus yellow potatoes are being bagged by volunteers and distributed to Eastern Iowa food banks through a national farm-surplus partnership.
Lifestyle
Live Poll
Should school boards publicly release all audio recorded during meeting recesses?
Iowa City School Board Edits Recess Audio
Officials removed a recorded conversation between board members from the official video of the October 13, 2026 meeting.
Regular subjects here include decisions at city hall and the Johnson County courthouse, Iowa City Community School District and the institutions that anchor the local economy. From the Peninsula and Manville Heights to Melrose, Normandy and Walnut Ridge, neighborhood coverage extends into Washington County, Cedar County and Linn County where stories cross the line. The university's presence shapes the city's housing market, transit needs and civic calendar in ways that return regularly to city hall. Land use, student enrollment and public infrastructure are the recurring threads in local government coverage.
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