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

Wells Fargo mural tells Iowa City, university stories

ERIC LIGHTNER July 20, 2012

George Balluf Saloon, 1899; Hawkeye halfback Nile Kinnick, 1939; Nobel Peace Prize winner Paul Engle in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, 1950; and The Daily Iowan writing staff, 1919. Together these moments...

UI alum runs for Iowa State House

NICHOLAS MILLER July 20, 2012

Although Steve Sherman did not intend on becoming a career politician, his time at the University of Iowa helped to prepare him. The Iowa City Republican National Committee Victory Office held a phone-bank...

Debra Schwinn named College of Medicine Dean

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

The University of Iowa announced Thursday that Debra Schwinn will become the next dean of the Carver College of Medicine. According to a UI press release, Schwinn is the head of the Department of Anesthesiology...

Local man accused of stealing from Salvation Army customer

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

A man has been accused of stealing from a customer shopping at Salvation Army. Donald Marshall, 52, address unknown, was charged Wednesday with first-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police complaint,...

Lesser charge dropped against Iowa City man accused in toddler’s murder

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

Prosecutors have dismissed the aggravated misdemeanor charge against Jorge Perez, an Iowa City man accused of beating a toddler to death. Perez, 20, and Mireya Balderas, 18, are charged with beating Marcus...

Local man accused of assisting drugs sale in motel room

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

A Clarence, Iowa, man has been accused of possessing drugs in a motel room. Lee Weekly, 20, was charged Wednesday with a controlled-substance violation. According to an Iowa City police complaint, officers...

Local man accused of selling marijuana out of a hotel room

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

An Iowa City man has been accused of assisting in selling drugs. Colin Thompson, 20, 2806 Brookside Drive, was charged Wednesday with a controlled-substance violation. According to an Iowa City police...

Local man accused of not registering as a sex offender

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

An Iowa City man has been accused of failing to appear for a sex-offender check-in. Jason Natcone, 37, 423 Highway 1 W. No. 11, was charged Nov. 1, 2011, with four counts of a sex-offender violation. According...

IC filmmakers bring Hollywood to town to make The Formula

ALY BROWN July 19, 2012

Hollywood and Iowa celebrities act side-by-side in the "bromantic comedy" The Formula, a movie from independent film company Backrow Studios currently filming in Iowa City. The Formula is a...

Drought leaves lowest number of mosquitos since 2006 in Iowa

JOE HITCHON July 19, 2012

There may be one good thing to come out of the drought affecting Iowans and much of the rest of the country: fewer mosquitoes. Because mosquitoes need bodies of water to breed and lay their larvae, the...

Local youth volunteer at UIHC in the program’s 30th year

AMY SKARNULIS July 19, 2012

While other high-school students spend their summers at the pool or the Reservoir, the junior volunteer program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has full enrollment each summer for interested...

IMU introduces 16-computer ITC in River Room Cafe

NICHOLAS MILLER July 19, 2012

A new Instructional Technology Center in the IMU's River Room will give students a new place to snack and study. Because of the high traffic level in the building's third floor ITC, the IMU and Information...

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