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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 Judicial Branch courthouse is seen before a session in Des Moines on Feb. 11. The oral arguments for Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner vs. State of Iowa were held later Tuesday evening.

Iowa Supreme Court dismisses alleged UIHC illicit insemination case

Jami Martin-Trainor, Executive Editor March 14, 2025

The Iowa Supreme Court released their decision for Miller v. State of Iowa — a case alleging a former University of Iowa OB-GYN chair non-consensually inseminated patients with his own sperm —...

The Johnson County Courthouse is seen in Iowa City on Monday, April 22, 2024.

Iowa City man sentenced for police parody account

Emma Jane, News Reporter March 13, 2025

Daniel Kauble was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation and six months of suspension — meaning he will serve jail time if he violates probation — for operating a parody account on X, formerly...

Police lights are seen flashing after a traffic stop in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.

Former Iowa City paraeducator pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of a student

Emma Jane, News Reporter March 13, 2025

A former paraeducator in the Iowa City Community School District pleaded guilty on March 7 to sexual exploitation by a school employee, a Class D felony. Joel Munzila, 22, faces five years in prison. According...

Chad Squires speaks on the phone at Newton Correctional Facility on Feb. 21. Squires is a home building program manager for Iowa Prison Industries.

Prison-manufactured items sold across Iowa calls to question ethics of prison labor

March 11, 2025

Tucked away five miles south of Newton, Iowa, Newton Correctional Facility holds 938 low- and medium-security inmates. The facility is also the site of Homes for Iowa, a nonprofit organization that...

Police lights are seen flashing after a traffic stop in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.

Boyfriend of Victoria Skarda charged with first-degree murder in her January death

Emma Jane, News Reporter March 11, 2025

Joshua Perry, 34, has been charged with first-degree murder in the January death of Victoria Skarda, 33. Skarda and Perry shared a child and lived together in the home where Skarda was found dead on...

Christopher Warnock poses for a portrait in his home in Iowa City on Feb. 21. Warnock is a local attorney at law with five cases that have reached the Iowa Supreme Court.

Meet Iowa City’s unlikely landlord-tenant attorney

Jack Moore, Managing News Editor February 25, 2025

Challenging some of Iowa City’s largest landlords in the courtroom, Iowa City Attorney Christopher Warnock has led a career that seeks to define the relationships between landlords and tenants where...

Iowa City City Council special elections candidate Ross Nusser listens to a speaker at the Public Library in Iowa City on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

Iowa City City Council candidate Ross Nusser previously faced tax lien, lawsuit over unpaid debt

Emma Jane, News Reporter February 24, 2025

Just eight days before the upcoming special election for the Iowa City City Council, The Daily Iowan received an anonymous tip regarding candidate Ross Nusser’s past financial issues. The information,...

Police lights are seen flashing after a traffic stop in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.

Iowa City man faces dozens of sexual assault charges

Genevieve DiChiara, News Reporter February 19, 2025

An Iowa City man is facing over two dozen charges for allegedly paying an underage victim for sex acts approximately 13 times. Pablo Moises Mejia Aguilar, 41, is charged with 13 counts of third-degree...

Johnson County man taken into ICE custody

Johnson County man taken into ICE custody

Emma Jane, News Reporter February 16, 2025

Jose Checo Cabral, a 50-year-old Johnson County resident, is currently in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, after being arrested for violating a no-contact order by contacting...

The Iowa Judicial Branch courthouse is seen before a session in Des Moines on Feb. 11. The oral arguments for Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner vs. State of Iowa were held later Tuesday evening.

Iowa Supreme Court hears oral arguments for alleged UIHC illicit insemination case

Jami Martin-Trainor, Executive Editor February 12, 2025

DES MOINES — Seven sets of eyes peer down from elevated chairs as legal professionals, years into their craft, flip through dense legal documents and meticulously researched arguments, all to answer...

The Iowa Judicial Branch courthouse is seen following a session in Des Moines on Feb. 11. The oral arguments for Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner vs. State of Iowa were held at 7:00 p.m.

UIHC OB-GYN chair from 1950s allegedly inseminated patients with own sperm

Jami Martin-Trainor, Executive Editor February 12, 2025

DES MOINES — Tuesday night, the Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments that will ultimately determine if a case — alleging a former University of Iowa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology chair...

The Johnson County Courthouse is seen in Iowa City on Monday, April 22, 2024.

Second teen pleads guilty in fatal 2023 Iowa City drag racing incident

Jack Moore and Emma Jane February 11, 2025

In the final moments before a planned jury trial of the second teen driver involved in the death of 22-year-old Jennifer Russel in 2023, Kesean Ford changed his mind. Several dozen potential jurors...