The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa announced this week that Kachimbe Mukanzu, 35, of Iowa City, was sentenced to federal prison for Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, and Coercion and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Mukanzu was sentenced on Oct. 26, 2022, to 22 years in prison.

According to the United States Attorney's Office:

Mukanzu recruited several young women and sexually exploited them by force, fraud, and coercion. Mukanzu helped post advertisements online and set up profiles for the victims advertising sex...

Following the fatal Oct. 23, 2022, shooting outside of the H-Bar, 220 S. Van Buren St., the City of Iowa City is pursuing additional measures to protect the community from the ongoing serious criminal activity occurring at and around the business since its opening earlier this year. On Friday, Oct. 28, the City filed paperwork in Johnson County District Court seeking a nuisance abatement order. The nuisance abatement filing requests the Court to require the H-Bar to be closed between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily.

Between 2016 and 2021, Iowa City police responded to a total...

When your Halloween pumpkin begins to decay and the holiday is over, remember to toss your jack-o'-lantern in the compost, not in your trash!

The City of Iowa City’s organics (yard and food waste) program accepts pumpkins. Here's the proper way to compost your pumpkins or seasonal gourds through the City:

Johnson County...

You may not know her name, but you'll never forget her courage. Based on the untold true story, Till is being screened beginning this Friday, Oct. 28, at FilmScene at The Chauncey, 404 E. College St. #100. Showtimes are on sale and can be found at https://icfilmscene.org/film/till .

Till tells the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, following his lynching in Mississippi in...