On Sunday, October 23, 2022, at approximately 1:59 a.m., Iowa City Police responded to the H-Bar, 220 S. Van Buren St., for a report of multiple shots fired in the alley. While en route, reports came in of at least one person shot.

Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male - later identified as Waymond Thomas, 36, of Iowa City - suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Officers rendered emergency medical aid until the Johnson County Ambulance Service arrived on scene and transported Thomas to the hospital for treatment. Thomas died while at the hospital.

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Iowa Legal Aid and Shelter House are collaborating to provide a clinic aimed at alleviating the burdens of juvenile and criminal legal involvement. Pre-registration is required.

Registration can be done online at www.IowaLegalAid.org or over the phone by calling Iowa Legal Aid at 1-800-532-1275. The deadline for registration is 5 p.m., Thursday, April 6, 2023.

Once an application is submitted, Iowa Legal Aid will determine if the applicant meets the...

Iowa City’s quarterly investment report for the Fiscal Year 2023 second quarter, which provides information on the City’s investments, is now available online .

This report is required by the City Council’s Investment Policy.

For more information on the report, contact Senior Accountant Emily Droll at 319-356-5071, or at edroll@iowa-city.org .

At 4:47 p.m., Sunday, March 5, the Iowa City Fire Department was called to 250 Lexington Ave. for a possible structure fire. A passerby reported smelling smoke and hearing smoke detectors alerting inside the residence.

Crews arrived on scene within five minutes and encountered smoke coming from the roof of the residence. Firefighters entered the home and discovered a small fire contained to the kitchen, as well as heavy smoke throughout the residence. The fire was extinguished within five minutes of crews arriving on scene.

No one was home at the time of the fire and there...