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

Man arrested for allegedly choking girlfriend

DI STAFF April 19, 2011

Police arrested a local man after he allegedly choked his girlfriend during a fight on their way home from a bar. Maurice Hunley Jr., 29, 2650 Roberts Road Apt. 1C, was charged Sunday with domestic-abuse...

Police: Woman threatened witness

DI STAFF April 19, 2011

Police charged a woman with tampering with a witness after she allegedly threatened the person. Jasmine Irby, 20, address unknown, was charged April 4 with third-degree harassment and tampering with a...

Police charge Dubuque man with third OWI

DI STAFF April 19, 2011

Police have charged a Dubuque man for driving while intoxicated for the third time. Bradley Wayne Schuttingo, 28, was charged April 16. According to a police report, officers responded to Holiday Road...

Local actress 24 characters in one play

NINA EARNEST April 19, 2011

A backdrop of whitewashed, crisscrossing branches cast dissecting shadows on the Riverside Theatre stage. A lone swing, hanging from the low ceiling, is the only prop in sight. Standing at center stage,...

Council wants other cities to help fund new animal shelter

ALISON SULLIVAN April 19, 2011

Iowa City city councilors support plans for a new animal shelter but question whether they can fund all the amenities planned. The councilors said at their work session Monday night they want other Johnson...

House approves paid-leave bill

SARAH BULMER April 19, 2011

The Iowa House approved a bill Monday that would require public employees to pay back salary they receive while on paid leave if they are eventually convicted of a felony. The proposal passed 95-1; it...

More Iowans identifying as mixed race

ALISON SULLIVAN April 19, 2011

University of Iowa student Tevin Robbins sat lounging on the couch at the UI's Latino Native American Cultural Center with friend, Michael Harbravison, on a Friday evening. Robbins' light coffee-crème...

Sex boutique faces resistance locally

MADISON BENNETT April 19, 2011

Two Iowa City women would like to open a boutique downtown featuring bright colors, reading areas with coffee tables, a warm atmosphere — and an array of sex toys. Julia Schaefer, 27, and Madison Montgomery,...

Ralliers protest plans to cut 22 teaching positions

SARAH BULMER April 19, 2011

Iowa City School District officials plan to cut 22 teaching positions — 12 at the secondary level and 10 elementary school jobs — as a result of budget cuts from the state. The School Board has to...

Councilors reject ban on game day vendors, look for more regulation

ALISON SULLIVAN April 19, 2011

Hawkeye fans will most likely be able to continue their annual pilgrimage to the stands along Melrose Avenue — but with more city regulation. At their Monday work session, Iowa City city councilors...

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