Staffers at 11 Iowa bookstores are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson, the bestselling novelist who has been awarding independent store employees since 2015.

Welcome to Week in Iowa, the round up of this week's news ... The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier has the full breakdown here. The Source Book Store in downtown Davenport will continue its legacy ...

International Student and Scholar Services has heard "uncertainty" from international students returning to Iowa City after ...