Fran, I promised myself I wouldn’t write you (I couldn’t be that needy, could I?) but I’ve watched you hit the big time, and I guess I’ve got something I need to say. I want to...

Things to do while forgetting anything involving the New England Patriots. • Watching the river freeze over. No, really — it’s exciting watching those electrons slowing and slowing and slowing,...

A day before Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad announced his intention to run for a sixth term, he began the new year in earnest with his Condition of the State address on Jan. 14. In addition to new initiatives...

The Iowa wrestling team has reached the midway point (give or take) in its season. And, so far, it’s been a nice season. The Hawkeyes are 11-1 in duals this year, and they have won every official...

Well, the dark days have come for college-football fans across the country. The season has come and gone, and the Iowa football team underperformed in its final game against LSU in the Outback Bowl to...

Four years after a season that saw it win 10 games, the Iowa men’s basketball team is officially a top-10 team in the country, according to the Associated Press’ weekly poll released Monday....

For the first time since 2002, the Iowa men’s basketball team is listed in the top 10 of the Associated Press basketball rankings, and after a convincing 94-73 win over Minnesota this past weekend,...

Hubbard Park may be white and peaceful today, but the grass will be speckled in black and gold when the University of Iowa hosts the first Color Your Campus fun run in April. “We are bringing the...

This year, the Iowa City School Board will focus on implementing the highly contested issues passed last year in an attempt to equalize the district. The School Board began work on the diversity, redistricting,...

The Iowa City City Council will vote on the controversial Gateway Project tonight. The proposed multimillion-dollar project would raise Dubuque Street, the “front door,” of Iowa City, and...

Joyful singing filled one local church to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Rev. Orlando Dial of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church said one important part of King’s...