A reminder, sidewalks must be cleared within 24-hours of a one-inch or greater snowfall, or after any accumulation of ice has ended, for sidewalks to be used safely by pedestrians.Those who do not remove snow and ice may be fined.

Property owners are responsible for the ice and snow removal from all sidewalks that abut their private property.

The entire width of the sidewalk must be cleared down to concrete. Renters should check their leases to see if their landlord has transferred the responsibility of snow and ice removal to them.

Iowa City Parks & Recreation will be reopening Mercer Pool for reserved lap swim on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Reservations will be available for 45-minute blocks from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Reservations are required and are available on an ongoing basis from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.

Both residents of Iowa City and non-residents can make reservations, which cost $4 per lane per block. Reservations will be for 45-minute lap swimming or water walking blocks for adults 16-years or older. Parents or guardians of children between the ages of 12...

On Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at approximately 10:05 p.m., Iowa City Police responded to Delimart at 525 Hwy 1 W for an armed robbery in progress. Upon arrival, Officers found the suspect inside the business, brandishing a knife and attempting to gain access to a cash register. The on-duty employee had escaped from the suspect and taken refuge in a locked office. One of the responding Officers was able to de-escalate the situation by talking the suspect into dropping the knife, and he was taken into custody without incident.

The suspect was identified as Jonathan Patrick St. John, 23...

Iowa City Police are asking the public to beware of suspicious activity in their neighborhoods after receiving multiple calls reporting that suspects are posing as City utility workers in order to gain access to residences.

In one incident, suspects were described as two males driving a white car and wearing reflective jackets. Another victim reported that a man knocked on the door of the residence and asked about the water main service. He was able to convince the victim to exit the residence with him to discuss the issue. As they spoke, the victim’s house was entered and items...