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 Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 25, 2018.

UI receives report of sexual assault at residence hall

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor December 7, 2019

University of Iowa officials have received a report of a sexual assault that took place Thursday evening in an east side residence hall, according to an email sent to UI students from the Department of...

Zwingle man accused of first-degree theft and second-degree theft

Zwingle man accused of first-degree theft and second-degree theft

Rachel Steil, News Reporter December 5, 2019

A Zwingle man has been accused of writing multiple bad checks for thousands of dollars apiece. Robert Barton, 44, was charged on Dec. 4 with first-degree theft, second-degree theft, and money laundering. A...

Cedar Rapids man has been accused of interference with official acts with a firearm

Cedar Rapids man has been accused of interference with official acts with a firearm

Rachel Steil, News Reporter December 2, 2019

A Cedar Rapids man has been accused of carrying a handgun while trying to get into Iowa City bars. Zion Johnson, 20, was charged on Dec. 1 with interference with official acts using a dangerous weapon,...

Photo of Roy C. Browning contributed by the Johnson County Sheriffs Office.

Trial date set for man accused of killing wife JoEllen Browning

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor November 22, 2019

A trial date has been set for Roy Browning, the man accused of murdering his wife, University of Iowa Health Care budget official JoEllen Browning. The trial will begin at 9 a.m. on March 10 at the...

Photo of Roy C. Browning contributed by the Johnson County Sheriffs Office.

Husband of UI Health Care budget official JoEllen Browning pleaded not guilty for her murder

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor November 20, 2019

Roy Browning Jr. has pleaded not guilty for the murder of his wife, University of Iowa Health Care budget official JoEllen Browning. Roy Browning waived his right to holding an open arraignment in court...

Iowa City police respond to the scene where an officer-involved shooting reportedly occurred near 11 Highway West on July 29, 2019.

Johnson County attorney finds Iowa City officer acted with ‘reasonable force’ in July shoplifting incident

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor November 18, 2019

After reviewing crime-scene materials and results from an investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness has found Iowa City Police Officer Michael Clark...

Iowa City man accused of second-degree theft

Iowa City man accused of second-degree theft

Rachel Steil, News Reporter November 18, 2019

An Iowa City man has been accused of stealing a bike outside Shakespeare’s Pub and Grill. Douglas McCurn, 39, was charged on Nov. 17 with second-degree theft. According to the arrest affidavit,...

Search for missing UI student ongoing, Johnson County says

Search for missing UI student ongoing, Johnson County says

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor November 18, 2019

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office announced that the search alongside University of Iowa police for a missing person, UI mechanical-engineering student David Le, is still ongoing. In a news release...

Riverside man accused of burglary and sexual abuse

Rachel Steil, News Reporter November 17, 2019

A Riverside man has been accused sexually abusing a victim and threatening to kill her. Nikolas Petersen, 33, was charged on Nov. 16 with first-degree burglary, child endangerment, and second-degree...

Sheriffs drag the Iowa River in boats near the English and Philosophy Building on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

Johnson County Sheriff’s Department identifies missing UI student

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor November 17, 2019

In a press release from Detective Sgt. Brad Kunkel, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office announced on Nov. 15 that University of Iowa student David Le, 19, of Sioux City, Iowa, is currently considered a...

Interrogation expert Brian Leslie testifies during day two of an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 in Montezuma.

Man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts did not testify on second day of evidence-suppression hearing

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor November 14, 2019

MONTEZUMA, Iowa — Family members of the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, as well as expert witnesses called by the defense, testified Thursday in the second day of an...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera appears for an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 in Montezuma. Brian Powers/The Register

Witnesses testify at evidence-suppression hearing for the man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor November 13, 2019

One witness brought to the stand in a hearing for the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts last year testified that she did not fully read the defendant's Miranda Rights upon...

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