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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

Parent Partners helps reunite parents and children

EDDIE KIRSCH June 27, 2011

Nkosanzana “Zee” Brown, 32, will tell you how she lost her children and what it took to get them back with little hesitation. “Our situation, it was drugs involved,” Brown said. “We had six...

Local woman goes back to basics with childcare

LINDSAY DOUGLAS June 27, 2011

Twenty-eight barefoot, ant-collecting kids scatter across the enchanted backyard of the Mary Jo Small Childcare Center, where one Iocal woman ensures imaginations soar every day. “Everybody jump on...

Police: Man drew rifle, assaulted woman

DI STAFF June 27, 2011

A local man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly threatening two women. Cheaster Snagg, 22, 1100 Arthur St. Apt. G1, was charged June 26 with first-degree harassment, domestic assault causing...

Man arrested after eluding police in 2007

DI STAFF June 27, 2011

A wanted Coralville man was arrested after leading police on a chase through the Southeast Side of Iowa City more than three years ago. Bradley Kane McDannald, 38, was arrested June 24, after eluding...

Police: Man pulled butcher knife during altercation

DI STAFF June 27, 2011

A local man was arrested after he allegedly swung a butcher knife at a man. Francisco Nunez, 32, 431 Dakota Trail, was charged June 19 with going armed with intent and willful injury causing serious injury. Officers...

Oxford man charged with third DUI

DI STAFF June 27, 2011

The State Patrol arrested an Oxford, Iowa, man after he allegedly drove while intoxicated for the third time. Tim Lee Pudil, 41, was charged June 21 with operating while intoxicated. According to a complaint...

Local officials preparing for worst with potential budget shutdown

ARIANA WITT June 24, 2011

The state budget is set to expire in the next week, but it’s not clear what that will mean. State lawmakers are assuring constituents that services won’t be shut down and most things will continue...

UI alum a disc golf aficionado

BRIAN ALBERT June 24, 2011

Martin Murray started playing disc golf four years ago and hated it. But today, the sport is his greatest passion. “It’s a really great sport that a lot of people overlook,” he said. “It keeps...

Police: Man kneed another’s head into a concrete wall

DI STAFF June 24, 2011

A Sigourney, Iowa, man was arrested by University of Iowa police after he allegedly punched and kneed a man in downtown Iowa City. Kasey Michael O’Rourke, 25, was charged May 21 with willful injury...

Local man arrested for growing marijuana

DI STAFF June 24, 2011

Iowa City police have arrested a local man after allegedly discovering marijuana growing in his basement. Jonathan Paul Higgerson, 26, 533 Olive Street, was charged April 7 with possession of a controlled...

Lone Tree accident claims man’s life

DI STAFF June 24, 2011

One Lone Tree resident was killed after a motor vehicle accident, according to authorities. According to a press release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a motor...

Local boxer Klinefelter arrested after alleged bar fight

DI STAFF June 24, 2011

Iowa City police charged local boxer Kathryn Klinefelter with assault after she allegedly attacked a man over a political debate. Klinefelter, 23, and her fiancé, Stephen Michael Smith, 28, were charged...