Iowa City Update is a weekly video featuring City of Iowa City projects, programs and events. Topics this week include events to celebrate Juneteenth, a day of Pride at City Park Pool, and much more. Select the image below to watch Iowa City Update .

With a week's worth of Juneteenth events that are both entertaining and...

The City of Iowa City Human Rights Commission recognizes that the events of the past year have spurred many important community dialogues around topics such as racial justice, oppression, and privilege. Our goal is to encourage community members to continue engaging in these conversations in an informed and equitable manner.

It’s important to note that even the most well-intentioned among us have unconscious bias. It affects our behaviors, decision-making processes, and interactions with others. When we identify our biases, we can make informed decisions that help us reduce and...

Community Connection is a video series that highlights the different people and organizations in our community. Each episode, Mayor Bruce Teague interviews guests about a variety of issues that are important to our residents.

Juneteenth marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when some of the last enslaved people in America were freed from Confederate Texas. Hear from our special guests, Keshia Fields and LaNisha...

On Sunday, June 6, 2021, at approximately 1:36 a.m., an Iowa City Police Officer in a marked patrol vehicle was driving in the 1900 Block of Broadway Street when they heard multiple gunshots, with one of the shots ricocheting in front of the patrol vehicle. The officer then saw a person running to the south, away from the area of Hwy 6. The officer could not see where the shots were fired from, but was able to immediately locate the person who had been running. The adult male was found in the parking lot of the Pepperwood Plaza, located in the 1900 Block of Broadway Street, and was...