The Iowa City Police Department and Johnson County Attorney's Office continue their investigation into the Oct. 17, 2021, incident in which a driver was found to be suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The investigation has found the following:

At approximately 6:30 p.m., Oct. 17, Philip Olson, 69, of Iowa City, discharged a .22 caliber air rifle at a squirrel from his home adjacent to Highway 6 in Iowa City. The air rifle was fired south toward Highway 6. On Oct. 20, Olson, who had heard about the incident, presented himself to the Iowa City Police Department and...

Update: The Iowa River Trail is now open. The previously closed portion of the trail that spanned from Highway 6 south to McCollister Boulevard was damaged from heavy rains and the failure of a stormwater structure under the trail which undermined a large portion of the trail.

Original news release: July 12, 2021

Iowa River Trail is closed south of Highway 6 as recent heavy rains have washed out areas under the trail. The trail will remain closed until repairs can be made.

Closure signage is placed south of Highway 6 where the...

The Iowa City Human Rights Commission is seeking applicants to fill three vacancies. Each vacancy is a full term that starts January 1, 2022, and runs through December 31, 2024. Service is on a volunteer basis. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

Duties of the Commission involve educating the public on civil and human rights, including planning programs and activities to eliminate unlawful discrimination. The Commission also makes recommendations to the City Council for Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant funding, as well as for additional local...

The Iowa City Fire Department is reminding residents to check smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detector batteries when changing clocks back one hour at the end of daylight saving time on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021.

Maintaining smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector batteries is one of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce injury and death caused by a fire.

As we “fall back,” the Fire Department recommends residents do the following:

Check the batteries in all smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors with removable batteries

Check 10-year sealed smoke...