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

Five arrested after police find marijuana

DI STAFF July 13, 2011

Police arrested five local people Monday after allegedly finding marijuana, packaging material, scales, drug paraphernalia, and numerous other items in an Iowa City home. According to reports, officers...

Coralville man arrested for assault with weapon

DI STAFF July 13, 2011

Coralville police arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a knife. Moris Mauricio Trujillo, 29, was charged July 12 with domestic-abuse assault while displaying a weapon. According...

Iowa Braille School campus could be without power for a week

DI STAFF July 13, 2011

An official at the Iowa Braille School, which was severely damaged during Monday’s storms, said power may not be restored to the campus for as long as a week. The news came when Superintendent Patrick...

IC School Board submits budget requests

DI STAFF July 13, 2011

The Iowa City School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the Legislative Committee’s three priority recommendations to be submitted to the Iowa Association of School Boards. These recommendations...

City Council approves considering UniverCity sales

DI STAFF July 13, 2011

The Iowa City City Council, on a 7-0 vote Tuesday night, decided to consider a proposal to sell two single-family homes in Iowa City. Under a grant for the UniverCity Neighborhood Partnership Program,...

New regent president to focus on naming ISU president

LUKE VOELZ July 13, 2011

The new state Board of Regents executives will face growing tuition costs, a university lacking a president, and growing demands for transparency in state relations. Regent President Craig Lang and President...

New regents executives made contributions to Branstad

ADAM B SULLIVAN July 13, 2011

The two newest State Board of Regents executives both have strong political ties to Gov. Terry Branstad, but Iowa politicos say such connections are the norm. Regents David Miles and Jack Evans resigned...

Police use Taser to subdue suspect

DI STAFF July 12, 2011

Iowa City police employed a Taser on a local man after he allegedly punched a defenseless person numerous times, according to a police report. Officers said they saw 21-year-old Michael James Draude...

Deputies: Coralville woman drove intoxicated with child

DI STAFF July 12, 2011

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Coralville woman after she allegedly drove while drunk with her child in the car. Tammy Jo Freidhof, 40, was charged July 10 with OWI and child endangerment without injury....

IC man drives into house under influence of marijuana

DI STAFF July 12, 2011

Iowa City police arrested an Iowa City man after he allegedly drove over a utility box and into a house while under the influence of marijuana. Robert Allen Mengis, 54, 2401 Friendship St., was charged...

UI assists Braille school damaged in storm

DI STAFF July 12, 2011

The University of Iowa is sending crews and materials to assist the Iowa Braille School, located in Vinton, after it was damaged by severe weather early Monday morning, officials said Monday. UI Facilities...

Gingrich in Iowa City calls for cuts to environmental and labor programs

IAN STEWART July 12, 2011

GOP presidential-nomination hopeful Newt Gingrich lambasted several federal groups, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Labor Relations Board, which he called a “rogue operation,”...

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