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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

Branstad campaign awash in funding

QUENTIN MISIAG July 9, 2014

Four months stand between victory and defeat between one of the longest running U.S. Republican governors and a relatively fresh-faced Democratic counterpart. And with that gap shrinking by the day,...

Board mulls magnet schools

PAUL OSGERBY July 9, 2014

Magnet programs are a proposal that the Iowa City School Board is keen on, but further months of discourse and community commentary are needed to reach a decision. “My main concern is to make sure...

Bike Library seeks new home

TING XUAN TAN July 8, 2014

Come fall, a local bike coalition will need to make the move out of its current downtown location in order for construction to begin on a long-discussed high-rise development. Since 2005, the Iowa...

Loebsack tours Coralville IT facility

PAUL OSGERBY July 8, 2014

Behind the glass pane windows of General Dynamics in Coralville, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, met with nearly 100 employees to discuss job growth and expansion. Loebsack is vying for re-election in Iowa’s...

Officials monitoring floodwaters

REBECCA MORIN July 8, 2014

The 12-foot gray barriers will continue protecting the University of Iowa’s Mayflower Hall until the river level returns to normal. The Army Corps of Engineers officials expect the Coralville Reservoir...

Universitees heads to Coral Ridge

MICHAEL KADRIE July 8, 2014

Coral Ridge Mall continues to expand the scope of its customers’ shopping experience. Universitees, a college clothing store, has opened a new location in the Coral Ridge Mall. This isn’t...

Detroit meteorologist injured in IC accident

DI STAFF July 8, 2014

Fireworks in Iowa City seriously injured a Detroit TV meteorologist on the evening of July 4. Dave Rexroth, the chief meteorologist at Detroit station WXYZ-TV, was vacation in Iowa City with his family...

UI officials looking for volunteers

DI STAFF July 8, 2014

University of Iowa officials are calling upon university of faculty, staff, and alumni for volunteers at the Iowa State Fair. Volunteers attending the fair, which will run in Des Moines from Aug. 7-17,...

Second Pheasant Ridge shooter pleads guilty

DI STAFF July 8, 2014

A local man has pleaded guilty after opening fire in an Iowa City neighborhood. Marqueese L. Hampton, 18, is the second man who allegedly opened fire in an Iowa City neighborhood last month. He has changed...

County approves green fund

KRISTEN BARON July 7, 2014

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors last week unanimously agreed to establish a sustainability and energy reinvestment fund in order to reduce energy use. Sustainability covers a wide range of issues,...

City gives up on meter donations

TING XUAN TAN July 7, 2014

The purple parking meters around downtown will be taken down after four years of donations. The Parking Meter Donation Program will be officially removed after the Iowa City City Council voted to remove...

Man accused of choking girlfriend

DI STAFF July 7, 2014

Authorities have accused a local man of choking his girlfriend. Dante Yance, 21, was charged July 5 with domestic-abuse assault impeding air/blood and causing bodily injury. According to an Iowa City...