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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

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,...

Gingrich won’t commit to controversial Family Leader pledge

IAN STEWART July 12, 2011

During his visit to the University of Iowa on Monday, Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich avoided committing to a “Marriage Vow” that has drawn national attention. GOP candidates Michele...

UIHC completes first artificial heart implant

BRITTANY TREVICK July 12, 2011

One University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics heart patient’s life has been extended thanks to a successful artificial heart implant. UIHC physicians completed the state’s first Total Artificial Heart...

Johnson County seniors discuss agency redistributing

BRIAN ALBERT July 12, 2011

Iowa’s 99 counties are represented by 16 area agencies on aging — institutions that provide older Iowans with the information and resources necessary to lead productive lives. House File 45 will cut...

Appropriation to target rural teens

JULIANA FABIANO July 12, 2011

High-school students in rural Iowa may have a better chance of enrolling in Advanced Placement courses starting this fall because of a new appropriation by the Iowa Legislature. For the first time, the...

Woman dedicates life to saving animals

BRIAN ALBERT July 12, 2011

Rinthea Satterlee begins her mornings at 4:30. For more than two hours, she feeds, medicates, and plays with her animals. Work runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, and then she spends another two hours feeding...

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...