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

Iowa City bus fare to see first hike since 1996

ALY BROWN June 29, 2012

As temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Thursday afternoon, noticeably uncomfortable locals awaited their air-conditioned transportation to arrive. Although some Iowa City bus riders are equally uncomfortable...

Osborn expected to plead guilty for 2010 murder

ALY BROWN June 29, 2012

Eric Osborn, accused of killing his live-in girlfriend at Mobile Manor Park in March 2010, is expected to plead guilty at a hearing today. Osborn, 29, is charged with first-degree murder, a Class A felony...

UIHC announces statewide health care alliance

JOE HITCHON June 29, 2012

In an effort to improve access to health care, the quality of patient care, and reduce the rising cost of health care for Iowans, a first-of-its-kind alliance was announced on Thursday among four of Iowa's...

Supervisors approve Agudas Achim tax abatement

ANNA EGELAND June 29, 2012

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Thursday to approve the application for abatement of property taxes filed by the Agudas Achim Congregation. Tom Gelman, the treasurer of the Agudas Achim...

Men charged in assault of a man outside Fieldhouse bar

DI STAFF June 29, 2012

A North Liberty man has been accused of beating up a man outside the Field House Bar. Rafer Mateer, 37, North Liberty, was charged May 18 with willful injury causing serious injury and aiding and abetting. According...

Woman makes $1,000 in charges on stolen card

DI STAFF June 29, 2012

An Iowa City woman was allegedly charged with using a stolen credit card to make purchases. Loraine Major, 31, Shelter House, was charged June 4 with identity theft, forgery, unauthorized use of a credit...

Petition to repeal IC red-light cameras filed too late

DI STAFF June 29, 2012

An affidavit to commence initiative or referendum proceedings repealing the city's red-light cameras ordinance was filed June 22, but City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes says the affidavit came too late. Iowa...

Supervisors approve $20K block grant for mobile home rehab

DI STAFF June 29, 2012

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a $20,000 block grant to fund mobile-home rehabilitation on a 3-2 vote Thursday. Although the supervisors approved the project June 7 in a 3-1 vote,...

Branstad appoints Iowa Public Information Board members

DI STAFF June 29, 2012

Gov. Terry Branstad announced the nine members of Iowa's new Public Information Board Thursday. The board earlier was established this year in Senate File 430 in order to "[provide] government officials...

IC native credits Jeopardy win to watching the show as a kid

ELEANOR MARSHALL June 28, 2012

Fifteen years after racing his friend Dasal Ridgely to answer "Jeopardy" questions, Iowa City native Ernest Nino-Murcia found himself back in Ridgely's living room preparing for the real thing. Nino-Murcia,...

Area man assaults victim with his hand in a cast

DI STAFF June 28, 2012

A North Liberty man has been accused of hitting a person in the face with his hand, which was in a cast. Dusten Kemp, 26, was charged Sunday with assault causing bodily injury. According to a Johnson...

OWI charge amended to vehicular homicide

DI STAFF June 28, 2012

The Johnson County Attorney's Office on Wednesday changed 50-year-old Miranda Lalla's charges from second-offense OWI to a Class-B felony vehicular homicide. Lalla was charged on June 18 with second-offense...

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