President Obama is still roughly a half hour from taking the stage, but thousands people have already packed the University of Iowa’s Field House. Obama will address UI students, staff, faculty, and other Iowa City residents today about preserving interest rates on federal student loans. The president touched down at the Eastern Iowa Airport just [...]

UPDATE: According to the University of Iowa Facebook page, Iowa City police have the armed suspect in custody as of 10:39 a.m. According to the University of Iowa Facebook page.   The University of Iowa has released a Hawk Alert about an armed robbery suspect near Iowa City. The alert reads: “EMERGENCY HAWK ALERT, 4/23/2012, 10:16 AM:   [...]

The Iowa Board of Regents will vote at their April 25-26 meeting on establishing several new departments and areas of study at the University of Iowa. These programs include Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in International Relations, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Policy and Planning, a department of Physician [...]

President Barack Obama could possibly be making his third appearance on the University of Iowa campus on Wednesday. UI Police officials will be meeting with members of the Secret Service this afternoon to finalize the details of President Obama’s visit. While it is probable that Wednesday will be the day of the visit, that date [...]

The Iowa Board of Regents will vote in their April 25-26 meeting on demolishing the following University of Iowa buildings: Oakdale Duplexes, 2220 Crosspark Rd, UI Oakdale Campus. The duplexes are typically used to house faculty and international students, but are unoccupied for two-thirds of the year as many students want to stay closer to [...]

The mother of an Iowa City resident charged with first-degree kidnapping allegedly attempted to bribe the victim in that case to change her story, according to police complaints. Qiao Li’s son, Peng Tang, was formally charged Monday with first-degree kidnapping after he allegedly sexually assaulted a local woman during an apartment showing on March 29. [...]

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad endorsed today GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for the 2012 election. “Gov. Romney is committed to relinquishing the private sector to ensure jobs,” he said. “There is a lot at stake for this upcoming election.” Branstad said it is time to elect a president with private sector experience who can restore [...]

A local man was charged Thursday with first-degree kidnapping. According to an Iowa City press release, Peng Tang, 21, 923 E. College St. #8 was charged Thursday with with first-degree kidnapping. On March 29 at approximately 8:17 p.m., the Iowa City Police Department reportedly took a report of a sexual assault that occurred on 1000 [...]

The University of Iowa Landscape services conducted a controlled burn at Mormon Handcart Park Prairie Tuesday afternoon. Some smoke from the burn could be seen over Coralville due to winds. “It is a preferred management practice over mowing because more of the unwanted vegetation is removed and the prairie responds with renewed vigor after a [...]

Students and faculty in the Adler Journalism Building were evacuated around 1:20 p.m. due to fumes in the building. Bruce McAvoy, fire safety coordinator with the University of Iowa public safety department, said an off-site contractor was servicing the building’s emergency generator in the basement. The building’s airflow had not been properly shut down, causing [...]