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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

FEMA gives aid to UI for flood demolitions

DI STAFF May 2, 2012

The University of Iowa received $6.7 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the demolition of three buildings damaged in the 2008 flood, UI officials said. UI spokesman Tom Moore said...

City to help fund Molly’s Cupcakes

DI STAFF May 2, 2012

The Iowa City City Council will provide Molly's Cupcakes owner Jamie Smith with a $35,000 Community Development Block Grant to open her business this summer. Councilors approved funding for the business...

Councilors pass "household" ordinance

DI STAFF May 2, 2012

The Iowa City City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday to change the definition of "household" in the City Code. The ordinance will limit the number of unrelated persons living in one housing...

IC Council moves on housing and parking amendments

DI STAFF May 2, 2012

The Iowa City City Council moved forward Tuesday with two rezoning ordinances despite receiving more amendments to the items from the Greater Iowa City Homebuilders Association. One ordinance would establish...

IC Councilors move to vacate Melrose lot

DI STAFF May 2, 2012

The Iowa City City Council approved the first consideration of an ordinance requiring the city to vacate a portion of the Melrose Place public-right-of-way. The land would be converted into a 252-space...

Local police applying for justice grant

DI STAFF May 2, 2012

The Iowa City police and the Johnson County Sheriff's Office are applying for the 2012 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grant administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice. The...

Hills woman charged with third-offense OWI

DI STAFF May 2, 2012

A Hills woman has charged with driving while intoxicated. Kimberly Alexander, 47, was charged Monday with third-offense OWI and driving while barred as a habitual offender. According to a Johnson County...

Area man faces drug charges

DI STAFF May 2, 2012

A North Liberty man has been arrested for allegedly possessing six pounds of marijuana. Michael McCrary, 20, was charged with a controlled-substance violation, possessing or distributing without a tax...

Chicago to Omaha rail will likely make a stop in Iowa City

KRISTEN EAST May 1, 2012

Iowa City will likely be a stop on a proposed rail route connecting Chicago and Omaha a few years down the road. The Iowa and Illinois transportation departments and the Federal Railroad Administration...

UI officials say barn at 711 Melrose Ave. will be preserved

BETH BRATSOS May 1, 2012

Though the state Board of Regents recently voted to demolish the house at 711 Melrose Ave., University of Iowa officials said the barn behind the house will likely remain. UI spokesman Tom Moore said...

Activists: Sex trafficking is an Iowa issue

CHASTITY DILLARD May 1, 2012

Former state Sen. Maggie Tinsman said Iowans need to stop being so naïve. Sex trafficking is an international issue that local citizens are not immune to, she said. "Iowans don't believe that anything...

UI officials to conduct faculty gender gap study

JENNY EARL May 1, 2012

University of Iowa officials will soon conduct a study aimed at revealing any gender-based pay discrepancies at the school, which experts said could stem from occupational choices and education. "We...