According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were an estimated 76,000 pedestrians injured by vehicles nationwide in 2019; a one percent increase from the year before. In 2019, 6,205 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes across the country.

Iowa City is not immune to vehicle crashes involving pedestrians. Since the beginning of 2016, 119 crashes involving pedestrians have been reported to the Iowa City Police Department.

Fortunately, crashes involving pedestrians in Iowa City have been declining over the past 10 years. A majority of...

The Office of Equity & Human Rights is hiring an hourly student intern. The tentative duration of the internship is December 2021 through April 2022 with variable daytime hours up to 25 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The wage is $15 per hour.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates considered must be attending an educational institution accredited by a Department of Education-recognized accreditation body. Candidates considered will need:

On Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at 10:34 p.m., Iowa City police officers responded to the area of The Quarters, 2401 Highway 6 East, for a report of gunshots. Through investigation, officers learned that during a road rage incident in the 2200 Block of Hollywood Boulevard, an unidentified dark-skinned man, driving a small, silver Sedan, discharged a firearm in the air.

This incident is being actively investigated by the Iowa City Police Department and we are asking the public for assistance. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Iowa City Police Department at...

Update: The missing teen has been located and safely returned home. Thank you to all the people who shared information about this case and who called in with information.

The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile.

The missing teen, 14-year-old Isiaiah Carter Jones, was last seen in the area of 806 E. College St around 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021. Isiaiah is 4'9" and was last seen wearing red and black pajama pants, a black t-shirt with a picture of Yoda on it, and left without wearing any...