March 8 is just another day. Another day in which a woman is killed every six hours in South Africa by an intimate partner and a woman in Brazil is sexually assaulted every 15 seconds. A day where on average,...

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week may have come to a close on March 2, but the reality is that eating disorders are a year-round, seven-days-a-week, stifling preoccupation for those who suffer from...

Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke Monday night at the Englert Theater about America’s need for immigration reform that moves the country’s...

Former Hawkeye football All-American Andre Tippett has been named to the 2013 Football Bowl Subdivision ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. The announcement was made by the National Football...

Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad released a letter Tuesday that was cosigned by a bipartisan group of 33 governors, calling for the International Olympic Committee to keep wrestling as an Olympic sport. After...

The Iowa women’s tennis team lost its Big Ten opener Tuesday afternoon to No. 10 Nebraska, 7-0. The Hawkeyes weren’t able to garner a team point but did show plenty of promise against a tough...

Josh Oglesby rose up from the left wing with four minutes remaining in the game and the Hawkeyes clinging to a 2-point lead over Illinois. He lofted a 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of a pair of...

The Hawkeyes knew they had to sweep both of their remaining home games if they were to have any chance at breaking the school’s seven-year NCAA Tournament absence following their loss at Indiana. One...

A local woman has been accused of possessing heroin after officers reportedly found an Ibuprofen bottle with the narcotic on her living-room table. Lisa Evjenth, 36, was accused Dec. 12, 2012, with possession...

The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday authorized an amendment to a redevelopment agreement in the Towncrest Urban Renewal Area by a 7-0 vote. The developer, MDK Development LLC, entered a redevelopment...

The Iowa City City Council discussed the city’s budget for fiscal 2014 on Tuesday in a public hearing. The hearing was set to discuss the proposed operating budget, the three-year financial plan for...

The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution allowing the city to move forward with the West Side levee project by a 7-0 vote. The resolution directs city staff to notify contractors bidding...