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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

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...

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

Arraignment date set for man accused of murdering wife JoEllen Browning

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor November 12, 2019

The arraignment date for Roy Browning, the man charged with the first-degree murder of his wife and former University of Iowa Health Care budget official JoEllen Browning, has been set for 2 p.m. on Nov....

Cristhian Bahena Rivera (contributed)

State asks to cross-examine Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor November 6, 2019

State prosecutors on Wednesday filed documents asking to cross-examine the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts at an evidence-suppression hearing Nov. 13.  Cristhian Bahena...

Coralville man accused of two counts of child endangerment causing bodily injury

Rachel Steil, News Reporter November 5, 2019

A Coralville man has been accused of inappropriately touching a minor multiple times over the course of a year.  Robin Castillo Fuentes, 36, was charged on Nov. 4 with 16 counts of indecent contact...

Iowa City man accused of third-degree burglary

Rachel Steil, News Reporter November 3, 2019

An Iowa City man has been accused of breaking into a room at the Iowa City Travelodge. Daniel Alvarado Zorola, 47, was charged on Oct. 31 with third-degree burglary. A warrant for Alvarado Zorola’s...

Effectiveness of gun buyback programs cause divide in Democratic presidential candidates

Effectiveness of gun buyback programs cause divide in Democratic presidential candidates

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor October 29, 2019

Some professors specializing in gun policy are skeptical that mandatory gun buyback programs — a contentious topic among Democratic presidential hopefuls — would reduce the amount of guns in circulation...

Coralville man accused of third-degree sexual abuse

Rachel Steil, News Reporter October 29, 2019

A Coralville man has been accused of third-degree sexual abuse. Zachary Taylor, 44, was charged on Oct. 28 with domestic abuse/assault without intent causing injury and third-degree sexual abuse. According...

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

Records shed light on potential financial motive behind husband’s alleged murder of JoEllen Browning

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief October 29, 2019

University of Iowa Health Care budget official JoEllen Browning had questioned her husband about discrepancies in their financial records days before he allegedly stabbed her to death in April, authorities...

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