Libbie Randall

The Iowa City Community Police Review Board formally recommended the Iowa City Police Department make some policy changes. The suggestions would change when police would interfere with people. More specifically, the language that deal with how police interact with people.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in Iowa at a time when the state is releasing less information about the pandemic.

In her short time since starting, University of Iowa President, Barbara Wilson has already made plans to focus on how much students pay to learn and how they stay healthy while at Iowa.

The task force is called the Joint Forensic Analysis Cyber Team, or J-FACT, and will keep cyber-related investigations local.

A construction project to build a mini roundabout near Tenth Street began on June 21st. Since then, community members have noticed heavier traffic through their neighborhood. The detour directs traffic away from the neighborhood and onto more major streets, but some have noticed drivers ignoring those directions. One made their own sign telling drivers to slow down.

Eight students from Marion and Linn-Mar took the home down to the studs and rebuilt it, including laying down new asphalt for the driveway.

After seeing the 250 Mile Cycling Challenge created by Stop Soldier Suicide, Justin Clark said he wanted to help the cause.

An eastern Iowa attorney says requests for a mistrial aren’t unusual, but the nature of this appeal is.

They are consolidating routes so buses will get people around faster, extending bus service to seven days a week, and now bus passes will work across Iowa City, Coralville, and Cambus systems.

The state described the number of applications for rent and utility assistance this year as a “large volume.” But as of this week, only about 15-hundred households have received help.

Plans for major renovations to district buildings and the construction of entirely new buildings are part of the Facilities Master Plan.

Both members of the public and on the Iowa City Council have expressed the need for a bigger green space buffer between the development and the park.

Responders told us fireworks, in the hands of amateur, can often lead to in burns, eye injuries and even loss of fingers. The explosions can also lead to a partial or total hearing loss.

Residents can also now customize the type of alerts they want, provide critical information on any special needs, and register multiple people and addresses all under one account for their family or household.

Following with CDC guidelines and recommendations, the city decided now would be an appropriate time to open back up.

To honor whom the county is now named for, the Board of Supervisors is planning a memorial. The discussion began last fall -- soon after the board decided on Lulu Merle Johnson.

The August 10, 2010, derecho caused nearly $11 billion damage across the state of Iowa, with eastern Iowa seeing the worst of the damage. Cedar County was one of those areas hit hard, including the county fairgrounds. Organizers have spent the last 11 months getting ready for the fair that kicks off in July.

11-year old Xavior Harrelson has been missing for a month now, last seen on May 27 in Montezuma, Iowa.

The federal moratorium on evictions is currently set to end on July 31.

The need for blood donations across the nation is at an all time high. One Solon family saw firsthand just how important steady blood donations can be.

Residents say this incident is just one example of why they believe Tiffin needs its own police force.

Once word got around about Stanley Donahue’s arrest, residents said they all shared a collective sigh of relief.

State Geologist and Director of the Iowa Geological Survey at the University of Iowa, Keith Schilling says climate change is driving Iowa’s flooding but not necessarily this drought.

Within the next year, Shelter House aims to house 36 more people experiencing a very specific kind of homelessness.

A dry start to the summer means well drilling companies expect to see a huge uptick in service requests. For companies like Freese Well Drilling, they expect to see twice as many this summer as they usually service during the rest of the year.

One neighbor said he was shocked and sorrowed by the shooting.

Restaurants in Solon and in the state have been at full capacity dining for a while and some businesses owners in town are slowly trying to get back to normal.

University Iowa Athletics will start offering beer and wine at sporting events starting this fall.

Officials with Shelter House say one of the main goals of this position is to build trust with those who are living out on the streets.

Car dealerships have experienced a shortage of inventory because a chip shortage has shut down some auto plants.

FBI Omaha and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation set up the tip line to try and get more information.

A judge has denied a motion for mistrial by the man convicted of killing Mollie Tibbetts.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics in just 10 minutes, a car’s temperature can rise 20 degrees, and with temperatures forecasted to be in the 90s this weekend, a child left in a car for just a short time can quickly experience heat stroke.

At 2:20 a.m. Friday morning, a Cedar Rapids Police officer attempted to make a traffic stop near 66th Avenue SW. When the officer approached the vehicle and began speaking with the driver and a passenger, the driver drove off.

The event will take place Wednesday, June 16th from 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm in their new headquarters at 8200 6th St SW in Cedar Rapids.