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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

Inmate attacks female officer

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

An inmate at the Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility was placed in segregation after he allegedly attacked a female officer early Monday morning. Antonio Mikhal Johnson, 24, is serving a 10-year sentence...

2 promoted in police

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

Two Iowa City police officers received promotions that will take effect next month. Sgt. Mike Brotherton will be promoted to the rank of police lieutenant, and Officer David Droll will be promoted to...

UI teacher to run for House

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

A University of Iowa adjunct lecturer will run for a seat in the U.S. House, he announced Monday. Rob Gettemy, a Marion resident, teaches entrepreneurship in the UI Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. He...

Java House to leave Prairie Lights

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

The original Java House will leave Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., on March 7. It will relocate to the existing Java House at 211 1/2 E. Washington St. Prairie Lights discontinued the lease...

Police team wins race up stairs

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

A team of Iowa City police officers posted the fastest time at the 2010 Fight for Air Climb Law Enforcement Challenge for the second year in a row on Sunday. The competition, sponsored by the American...

UI hiring 10 new faculty to focus on water sustainability

EMILY BUSSE March 2, 2010

University of Iowa officials are working to draw 10 experts on water sustainability to tenure-track positions by the fall of 2011. With searches underway now, five of the 10 may be here by July 1. The...

PAULA-ratio decision likely in new alcohol czar’s hands

JOSEPH BELK March 2, 2010

A battle between the Iowa City City Council and some downtown bars over high PAULA-per-police visit ratios will likely be settled by a newly appointed state official. Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division...

Proposed school redistricting causes resource concerns

NORA HEATON March 2, 2010

As the redistricting debate heats up in the Iowa City School District, some community members have expressed concern over the practicality of shifting resources among and in schools. Five elementary schools...

Area man charged with attempted murder

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

Iowa City police charged an 18-year-old Solon resident with attempted murder after he allegedly left a local man with two gunshot wounds in his hands. Dakota Lee Williams, 18, Solon, was charged Feb....

UI, codefendants deny suit claims

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The University of Iowa, state Board of Regents, and a UI professor have submitted their answer in a lawsuit involving a former visiting professor. Ravi Sood, who worked in the nuclear-medicine department...

Man gets 5 years’ probation for having sex with 12-year-old

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

A North Liberty man was sentenced to five years of probation for lascivious acts with a child. Scott Christenson, now 19, admitted to having sex with a 12-year-old girl in June or July 2008, according...

Sex-abuse trial to begin

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The trial of Jonathan Schiefer, a man charged with kidnapping, burglary and sexual abuse will begin today. Schiefer, 34, was charged in July 2008 amid a rash of sexual assaults near the UI campus. No...