Johnson County News

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Thursday agreed to hire a consultant to conduct an inspection and feasibility study of the Sutliff Bridge.

At the 1964 Republican National Convention, then-new Republican Ronald Reagan said government should not be too involved in people's lives.

Two well-traveled county roads will get much needed repairs within the year, the county engineer said Thursday.

No arrests have been made in the Cedar Rapids shooting death of Dominique Mosby next to a patio outside an apartment along Glass Road on Friday night.

The winter holidays are popular times for people to donate to charities, but one local organization wants to remind citizens that donations are needed all year.

The Iowa City Council could see significant change in the 2009 election, with at least two seats changing hands.

The attorney for a man charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of an acquaintance has filed a notice that he will offer a defense of justification.

Reports of Lyme disease are on the rise in Johnson County. Fourteen cases of the tick-transmitted disease have been reported in May and June alone, according to the Johnson County Public Health Department.

A North Liberty woman is accused of kicking a Johnson County sheriff's deputy in the thigh and spitting in the deputy's face.

Angelo Scott is set to plea guilty in Johnson County District Court July 2 in his kidnapping trial.

Dramatic video released today shows how two Johnson County sheriff's deputies risked their lives to help rescue a high school student from a fiery crash that killed a classmate earlier this year.

Three 18-year-olds face a raft of charges in area burglaries and thefts. Charged are: l Robert L. Nash IV of Oxford, two counts of third-degree burglary, first-degree theft, and second-degree theft.

An Illinois woman was arrested for child endangerment after leaving an infant in her car unattended Tuesday afternoon, according to a police report.

An Illinois woman was arrested in connection with a prostitution ring busted earlier this spring at a Coralville hotel.

Five people were injured in an early morning car accident on Interstate 380 in Johnson County.

Traffic is at a standstill on Interstate 80 near the 214 mile marker, between Ladora and Marengo, as water is flowing over the roadway.

Callie Marie Adreon, 22, of 2625 Rushmore Drive in Iowa City was arrested for drunken driving at 2:49 a.m. Sunday, Jun.

Those who are 50 years old or older and looking for new jobs can get some help in that area at the 50-plus Employment Workshop on June 30.

A man already in jail on an attempted murder charge has now been charged with burglary.A man already in jail on an attempted murder charge has now been charged with burglary.

Miss Johnson County is now the new Miss Iowa. Anne Langguth, a 2005 West High graduate and recent graduate of Harvard University, was crowned Miss Iowa at the 2009 competition Saturday night in Davenport.