The joint Johnson County and Iowa City law enforcement facility will not move forward after the Board of Supervisors voted to withdraw the plans.

The spending plan includes provisions to improve public safety, infrastructure, and neighborhood quality-of-life investments, according to a release from the mayor’s office. Multiple people shot at ...

In “The Smashing Machine,” the actor gives a new kind of performance, one that required him to face his fears. Credit... Supported by By Sam Anderson Photographs by Jack Davison The first really ...

Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel speaks about a letter he sent to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors during a news conference at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in Iowa City on Thursday. In ...

Voters in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty will decide on a 1% local option sales tax in November. State law requires 50% of the revenue to be used for property tax relief, with the other half ...

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a sweeping executive order Tuesday that seeks to fortify protest protections in Chicago. The Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Blitz” in ...

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JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments Inc., or VINES, broke ground on its next community garden Friday morning. The organization is constructing 14 new garden ...

A combined law enforcement facility could save the city and county approximately $5.1 million each compared to building separate structures. The police and sheriff's departments would remain separate ...

Police in at least one northeast Johnson County city have been fielding a spike in calls from residents worried about an issue that had previously gone relatively unnoticed — disruption and potential ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The alderman of Chicago's 27th Ward has now been replaced by his own son after an appointment from Mayor Brandon Johnson. Walter Burnett Jr., who was previously the longest-serving ...

Born 12/5/1944 in Chicago, Illinois. Died 8/31/2025 in Johnson City, Tennessee. Beloved son of Joseph Frank and Edna (Berge) Elsasser. He is survived by his sister Rosemary (Hokan) Haraldsson, his ...