The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The Iowa City Community School District sign in Iowa City is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.

Iowa City school district receives fake statewide active-shooter calls, resumes classes as normal

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter March 21, 2023

The Iowa City Community School District was one of at least nine Iowa school districts to receive fake active-shooters calls Tuesday morning. Superintendent Matt Degner wrote in an email to Iowa...

The H-bar is seen in Iowa City on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.

Cedar Rapids man arrested in fatal H-Bar shooting last October

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter March 13, 2023

RELATED: ‘It should be a safe area:’ Iowa City community responds to fatal H-Bar shooting A Cedar Rapids man was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting at Iowa City’s H-Bar in October.  Cedar...

Trial of former UI student charged with attempted murder postponed

Trial of former UI student charged with attempted murder postponed

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter March 13, 2023

The trial of former University of Iowa student Ali Younes was pushed back for a second time to May 16 at the Johnson County Courthouse. The trial was previously rescheduled last November to begin...

People protest during the third night of protests following sexual assault allegations against the University of Iowa’s chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the chapter structure on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

UI student suing FIJI gets expanded defendant list ahead of July trial

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter March 5, 2023

Editor’s note: This article contains references to and descriptions of sexual assault. The University of Iowa student who is suing former members of the university’s Phi Gamma Delta, known as...

Jackson trial: Former UI student to serve three life sentences for murder of parents, sister

Jackson trial: Former UI student to serve three life sentences for murder of parents, sister

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter March 3, 2023

Former University of Iowa student Alexander Jackson, 22, will serve three consecutive life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole for the fatal shootings of his parents and sister in...

Gunshot fired early Sunday in alley on South Clinton Street

Gunshot fired early Sunday in alley on South Clinton Street

Sabine Martin, Managing Editor February 26, 2023

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Iowa City law enforcement confirmed that a gunshot was fired in the alley of 118 S. Clinton St. early Sunday morning. A Hawk Alert was sent...

People run with a stolen inflatable rabbit from Downtown Iowa City Thursday at 1:50 a.m.

Inflatable rabbit art stolen from downtown Iowa City

Sabine Martin, Managing Editor February 16, 2023

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Thieves ran southbound from the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall with a large inflatable rabbit early Thursday morning. The rabbit — one of six...

An Iowa City firetruck is seen at the Iowa City Fire Station 1 Headquarters Oct.12, 2022.

Iowa City Fire Department faces discrimination lawsuit regarding sexism, racism, and homophobia

Jami Martin-Trainor, Assistant Digital Editor February 14, 2023

The Iowa City Fire Department is currently facing a discrimination lawsuit after former employee Sadie McDowell reported the unit for accounts of sexism, racism, and homophobia. The trial is currently...

Iowa City Police Department vehicles are seen on July 9, 2019.

Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Iowa City police wrongful prosecution case

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor February 13, 2023

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from the legal team of an Iowa City man who was charged with, and later acquitted by a jury, of sexual abuse in 2013. The legal battle between Iowa City...

Mug of John Muriello.

Trial postponed second time for former UI professor facing child pornography, meth distribution charges

Sabine Martin, Managing Editor February 9, 2023

The federal trial of former University of Iowa School of Music professor John Muriello was postponed for a second time until March. Muriello, 65, faces charges of child pornography possession and...

Jackson trial: Former UI student found guilty for first-degree murder of parents, sister

Jackson trial: Former UI student found guilty for first-degree murder of parents, sister

Sabine Martin, Managing Editor January 25, 2023

Former University of Iowa business student Alexander Jackson was emotionless on Wednesday when he was found guilty of the fatal shootings of his parents and sister in their Cedar Rapids home in 2021.  The...

An Iowa City Police car is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.

ICPD seek help identifying person of interest in attempted car break-ins, vandalism

Archie Wagner, News Reporter January 24, 2023

The Iowa City Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a person of interest in its investigation of a number of attempted car break-ins and vehicle vandalism. The department...

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