City officials expect the fire at the Iowa City Landfill to continue to burn into next week, according to city officials’ latest update. According to the city press release, the fire continues to burn over a roughly 7.5-acre section of the newest landfill cell since it was initially reported Saturday evening. City officials estimated the [...]

According to an Iowa City press release, the landfill fire continues to burn on 7.5 acres of land. The fire has primarily contained itself to the unused portion of the landfill. The liner in the landfill that contains shredded tires is actively burning and producing heavy black smoke. City officials say the fire is expected [...]

A Marengo man was pronounced dead after a car crash Sunday night. According to a release from the Iowa State Patrol, Jason Alden, 34, Marengo, was southbound on Mehaffey Bridge Rd. south of Hills Rd. when he lost control and entered a ditch. The vehicle rolled several times, and came to rest on the passenger [...]

A fire at the Iowa City Landfill, 3900 Hebl Ave., has broken through the containment line — constructed by landfill workers and the Iowa City Fire Department after the initial report of the incident — and has continued to produce widespread smoke, according to a city press release. City officials are now working to contain [...]

The pretrial conference for Peng Tang — an Iowa City man accused of first-degree kidnapping, solicitation to commit an aggravated misdemeanor, and tampering with a witness — has been postponed from May 25 to an undisclosed date. Tang was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman March 29 while viewing her West Benton Street apartment under the pretense of [...]

By Lauren Negaard lauren-negaard@uiowa.edu TIFFIN, Iowa — Two GOP U.S. House hopefuls stressed national economic issues during a forum hosted by the Johnson County Republicans Thursday at Clear Creek Amana High School. The forum was a chance for 2nd Congressional District candidates John Archer and Dan Dolan to debate key issues such as the national [...]

Daniel Reed emphasized the importance of becoming multi-lingual in research on Thursday in front of University of Iowa faculty and students. Reed, the current corporate vice president of Microsoft, is one of the final candidates for the Vice President of Research and Economic Development position at the UI. He met with students and faculty at [...]

Legislation aimed at banning chemicals used to make synthetic drugs will move to the House after receiving full Senate passage today. The legislation, David Mitchell Rozga Act, was introduced last year by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. The bill aims to place a nationwide ban on chemicals used to make dangerous drugs often referred to as [...]

Two U.S. senators from Iowa have cosponsored a bill that would create a universal financial aid award letter for students applying to national colleges and universities. U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., introduced the Understanding the True Cost of College Act today. The universal financial aid award letter created through this act, if written into legislation, [...]

The University of Iowa will host Daniel Reed, the second of three candidates for the vice president of development and research position. According to a UI press release, Reed is currently an executive at Microsoft Corporations, an academic, and a former chair of the computer science department at the University of Illinois. The forum will [...]