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‘cowboy Justice’: A first-hand account of the deadly 1991 UI campus shooting, 30 years later

by mary Allen, Nov. 1 It’s Nov. 1, 1991, an ordinary Friday afternoon, the day after Halloween. I’m sitting alone in a big office on the fifth floor of Van Allen Hall, where the Physics Department at the University of Iowa is housed, when I hear a loud noise on a floor below: Pop pop pop.

So, ‘some jackass’ stole your bike? Welcome to Iowa city.

by Adria carpenter, Nov. 2 At the Iowa City Bike Library, reports of stolen bikes are a near-daily occurrence, “and it has been that way for a long time,” said executive director Audrey Wiedemeier. “Once I had told someone to go get the most expensive lock that they could … It got sniped three weeks later.”

Gov. reynolds says Iowa will sue to stop federal vaccine requirements; more than 7,000 Iowans have died of cOVID, IDPH says

by Paul brennan, Nov. 4 Iowa “will take immediate legal action to challenge” new OSHA standards regarding workplace COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. Kim Reynolds said. She called the effort to increase vaccination rates and protect workers from exposure to the virus “dangerous and unprecedented.”

Iowa city’s Sudanese community joined worldwide protests against the coup in Sudan

Video by Jason Smith, story by Paul brennan, Nov. 1 Members of Iowa City’s Sudanese community rallied at the Pentacrest on Saturday, Oct. 30, as part of an international day of protests against the military takeover of the government in Sudan and the harsh repression of civilian protesters opposing the military.

WATcH Iowa city protest against the military coup in Sudan