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CommUnity Crisis Services sign outside 1121 S. Gilbert Court in Iowa City. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Layoffs loom for CommUnity Crisis Services after government cuts support for LGBTQ+ youth suicide crisis hotline

Iowa City-based CommUnity Crisis Services is facing layoffs following the termination of a suicide crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. On June 17, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced it…

Annie Smith Barkalow/July 8, 2025

Iowa City attorney Eric Goers (left), speaks to the council at its March 19 meeting.

Iowa City enacts new regulation on tobacco retail locations, lifts tobacco permit moratorium

Annie Smith Barkalow/December 11, 2024

Claimable co-founders (from left): Zach Veigulis, Alicia Graham and Warris Bokhari.

AI-powered platform helps patients fight denied insurance claims

Annie Smith Barkalow/December 9, 2024

A student in the University of Iowa's event management program sets a table at a private event.

How a university program prepares the next generation for the booming events industry

Annie Smith Barkalow/December 4, 2024

Operating Room nurse Jill Droste pitches her Droste Drape at the Nurse Innovators seminar and pitch competition Nov. 14 at the UI Health Care Medical Center. Her idea won first place and $20,000. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

UI Nurse Innovators program transforms patient care solutions

Annie Smith Barkalow/December 3, 2024