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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

Iowa Ag dept releases farmers market smartphone app

JOE HITCHON July 3, 2012

Consumer demand for healthier food and the desire to support local farmers and new technologies have led to the creation of a new smartphone app aimed to attract the younger, more technologically reliant...

Man threatens to kill the mother of his unborn child while on crack

DI STAFF July 3, 2012

Police have accused an Iowa City man of threatening the mother of his unborn baby while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Ollie Mitchell Jr., 53, 2401 Highway 6 E. No. 2805, was charged Sunday...

Man charged for stealing car and drug possession

DI STAFF July 3, 2012

Law-enforcement officials have accused an Iowa City man of stealing a motor vehicle and possessing marijuana. Manuel Hernandez, 18, 2100 S. Scott Blvd. No. 43, was charged Sunday with second-degree theft...

Local man charged for theft of a purse

DI STAFF July 3, 2012

Police have accused a Waterloo man of stealing a purse. Juhl Curtis, 25, was charged May 26 with second-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Curtis allegedly stole a purse from a...

Man hid marijuana in underwear during police search

DI STAFF July 3, 2012

Police have accused an Iowa City man of possessing drugs. Clifton Carter III, 24, 2152 Davis St., was charged Sunday with a controlled-substance violation and possessing contraband. According to an Iowa...

Officials: restoration of Pollock’s Mural in LA will bring exposure to UI

ELEANOR MARSHALL July 3, 2012

Jackson Pollock's splatter-paint technique may appear random and free-flowing, but conservation of the University of Iowa's nearly $150 million Pollock piece, Mural, is an exact science. The painting...

Davenport man gets 100 months in prison for child porn charges

DI STAFF July 2, 2012

Joseph Richter, 36, Davenport, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography. According to an Iowa Department of Justice press release, U.S. Chief District...

Man assaults a victim outside Fieldhouse bar

DI STAFF July 2, 2012

A second man has been charged in connection with the assault of a man outside the Field House Bar. Phillip Czechowicz, 22, 725 E. Washington St., was charged May 18 with willful injury causing serious...

UIHC patient assaults staff

DI STAFF July 2, 2012

A patient at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics has been accused of causing harm to health-care providers. Joshua Lawson, 28, Fairfax, Iowa, was charged June 29 with two counts of assault...

Iowa City officials aiming to revitalize riverfront

ALY BROWN July 2, 2012

Though plans are still up in the air, Iowa City officials are stirring up local interest with proposals for a new river recreation area and possible white-water rafting attraction for the Burlington Street...

UI employee biking as sole U.S. representative on ‘peace’ tour

AMY SKARNULIS July 2, 2012

Michelle Gin will soon burn rubber in southern Japan as the sole U.S. representative on the international peace bike tour in August. Gin — an outreach coordinator in the University of Iowa Study Abroad...

University of Iowa participates in free e-book pilot program

ELEANOR MARSHALL July 2, 2012

Instead of trying to decipher a professor's instructions or begging to borrow a classmate's notes, annotations attached directly to the text will be a click away for students during the upcoming fall semester...