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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

North Liberty man accused of assault

DI STAFF July 10, 2012

Police have accused a North Liberty man of abusing the mother of his child. Tommy Jones, 49, was charged Sunday with domestic-abuse assault. According to a North Liberty police complaint, Jones and...

719 lost power this weekend in Iowa City

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

Local businesses struggled July 7 because of an hourlong power outage, and though the power has been restored on for most customers, some local business are still dealing with problems caused by the outage. "We're...

Local man accused of stealing from Walmart

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

A local woman has been accused of stealing from Walmart. Geneva Hudson, 19, 2430 Muscatine Ave. No. 29, was charged July 5 with second-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Walmart...

Solon man accused of failure to yield

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

A Solon man has been accused of failing to yield when police officials turned on emergency lights. Thomas Wilford, 20, was charged July 6 with eluding. According to a Johnson County Sheriffs Office...

Coralville woman accused of stealing from Target

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

A Coralville woman was accused of stealing from Target on numerous occasions. Melody Moody, 20, Coralville, was charged April 14 with second-degree theft. She was also charged May 16 with second-degree...

Cedar Rapids man accused of failing to yield

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

A Cedar Rapids man has been accused of failing to yield to police officials. Travis Hostetler, 28, was charged July 5 with eluding. According to an State Patrol complaint, Hostetler was southbound...

Man accused of possessing of items to make meth

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

A man has been accused of possessing several items used to manufacture methamphetamine. Clark McKey, 58, address unknown, was charged Feb. 11, 2011, with possession of a controlled-substance precursor...

Report alleges AgriSol is associated with human rights violations in Tanzania

NICHOLAS MILLER July 9, 2012

"Lives on Hold," a report released today by the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and the Oakland Institute, alleges that the Iowa firm AgriSol Energy is responsible in part for human-rights...

Revamped biology Ph.D. program aims to double admissions

ALY BROWN July 9, 2012

UI Biology Department officials say renovations in the Ph.D. program will better train students for careers in science through collaboration and seminar opportunities. Josh Weiner, head of the IBIO program...

Police: sexual assault unlikely in IC toddler’s death

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

Iowa City police Lt. Doug Hart said police had investigated the possibility of sexual assault prior to 20-month-old Marcus Balderas' death, but they now find it unlikely. "Initial observations led...

David Fitzgerald reflects on 25 years as a UI career advisor

JOE HITCHON July 9, 2012

Despite spending his early years in agriculture, David Fitzgerald wound up working as a career adviser at the University of Iowa for the last 25 years — a position he will leave this week. During that...

Two UI alumni re-visit Iowa City to screen Sundance film

EMMA MCCLATCHEY July 9, 2012

"Under the circumstances, how would you feel?" Audiences in 101 Becker Communications Building on July 7 were asked this question repeatedly as they attended a screening of the independent film...

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