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

Coralville man accused of hitting numerous vehicles while driving drunk

Coralville man accused of hitting numerous vehicles while driving drunk

April 21, 2019

Authorities have accused a Coralville man of driving while intoxicated. Francis Gakinya, 37, was charged April 20 with failure to provide proof of financial liability, failure to install an ignition-interlock...

Coralville man accused of stabbing, evading police

Coralville man accused of stabbing, evading police

April 21, 2019

Authorities have accused a Coralville man of stabbing a person and evading police. John Greb, 18, was charged April 20 with first-degree robbery, willful injury causing bodily injury, interference with...

Tiffin man accused of breaking into several Iowa City homes

Tiffin man accused of breaking into several Iowa City homes

April 14, 2019

Authorities have accused a Tiffin man of burglarizing several residences. Anthony Akers, 20, was charged April 14 with possessing burglar’s tools, second-degree burglary, and first-offense possession...

Iowa City man accused of dealing marijuana to undercover officers

Iowa City man accused of dealing marijuana to undercover officers

April 14, 2019

Authorities have accused an Iowa City man of dealing marijuana to undercover officers. Brian Szczepkowicz, 21, 525 Washington St., was charged April 11 with two controlled-substance violations. According...

Coralville man accused of sexually assaulting employee

April 14, 2019

Authorities have accused a Coralville man of sexually assaulting one of his employees. Jenganathan Chinnasamy, 42, was charged April 14 with assault with intent to commit sexual abuse causing bodily injury. According...

Maxwell man accused of marijuana possession

April 14, 2019

Authorities have accused a Maxwell, Iowa, man of possessing marijuana. Ethan Cozad, 21, was charged April 11 with first-offense possession of marijuana and a controlled-substance violation. According...

Iowa City man accused of firearm possession, police evasion

Kate Pixley, News Reporter April 10, 2019

Authorities have accused an Iowa City man of illegally possessing a firearm and evading police. Dejuan Scott, 32, 436 Southgate Ave., was charged April 9 with dominion of a firearm by a felon and interference...

Police investigators are on the scene of a suspicious death on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at 114 Green Mountain Drive in Iowa City.

Sharp-force injuries determined to be cause of UI Health Care employee’s death, Iowa City police announce

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor April 10, 2019

Iowa City police announced on Wednesday the Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office has determined the cause of death in the homicide investigation into the death of JoEllen Browning was the result of...

Visitation for UI Health Care employee JoEllen Browning to be held Wednesday

Visitation for UI Health Care employee JoEllen Browning to be held Wednesday

Kayli Reese & Brooklyn Draisey, News Editors April 9, 2019

The visitation service for JoEllen Browning, described as a “loving wife, mother, sister, and friend,” will be held on Wednesday to pay respects and honor her memory, according to an obituary published...

UI police issue crime alert for investigation involving stolen cell phone on campus

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter April 8, 2019

On April 6, University of Iowa police received a report that around 1:45 a.m., an unknown suspect approached a student on the walkway north of Hillcrest Residence Hall, also known as “Skunk Hollow,”...

Police investigators investigate the scene on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at 114 Green Mountain Drive in Iowa City, Iowa.

Suspect pool not narrowed in Iowa City homicide investigation

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief April 8, 2019

Iowa City police say the suspect pool has not been narrowed in an ongoing investigation regarding the homicide of JoEllen Browning, the director of operating budgets for University of Iowa Health Care. Derek...

Police investigators are on the scene of a suspicious death on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at 114 Green Mountain Drive in Iowa City.

‘Suspicious death’ of UI Health Care employee being investigated as homicide

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief April 7, 2019

JoEllen Browning, the University of Iowa Health Care employee whose death over the weekend Iowa City police are investigating as a homicide, was described as “the nicest person you could ever know”...

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