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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

Cedar Rapids man charged with stealing car

Cedar Rapids man charged with stealing car

Rin Swann, News Reporter March 8, 2020

A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with stealing a truck.  Damien Medulan, 40, was charged March 7 with fifth-degree criminal mischief and first-degree theft.  According to the arrest affidavit,...

Washington man charged with assault in the Ped Mall

Washington man charged with assault in the Ped Mall

Rin Swann, News Reporter March 8, 2020

A Washington man has been charged with assault causing serious injury after involvement in a large fight at the Ped Mall.  Antoine Sykes, 24, was charged March 8 with serious assault, public intoxication,...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Jan. 14.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds orders ‘partial activation’ of State Emergency Operations Center amid coronavirus concerns

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor March 7, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds directed the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston to partially activate this week in preparation of a potential novel coronavirus outbreak in Iowa. No cases have yet been...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Jan. 14.

Appointment of DHS spokesman to public records board under fire

Jason Clayworth, Des Moines Register investigative reporter March 6, 2020

Originally published in the Des Moines Register, the Register has made this story available for other media outlets, including The Daily Iowan. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday appointed the spokesman...

Steam swirls around the University of Iowa Power Plant on the evening of Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

Most University of Iowa utility-system employees accept offer to work with P3 partner ENGIE

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor March 6, 2020

The University of Iowa announced on Thursday the majority of its utility-system employees have accepted an offer from the company ENGIE North America in the latest stage of the university’s public/private...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.

Johnson County was the sole Iowa county Elizabeth Warren won. Her supporters there react to her dropped 2020 bid.

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor March 5, 2020

University of Iowa fifth-year student Cesar Perez described the end of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign as heartbreaking and infuriating, saying she was the Democratic...

Regents President Mike Richards listens during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, November 15, 2018.

Iowa regents implement 30-day university-sponsored international travel ban, effective immediately

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter March 5, 2020

The state Board of Regents announced Thursday it is canceling all university-sponsored international travel for faculty, staff, and students for 30 days effective immediately because of concerns related...

Former Iowa Hillel Director David Weltman listens during the third and final day of trial on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the Johnson County Courthouse. Weltman was found guilty of second-degree sexual abuse, a Class-B felony.

Former Iowa Hillel Director David Weltman found guilty of sexual abuse

Kayli Reese, Cops and Courts Editor March 5, 2020

A jury unanimously found former Iowa Hillel Director David Weltman guilty of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy during Hebrew lessons in 2019 after deliberating for around an hour and a half on Thursday. Weltman,...

On the Record: March 6, 2020

On the Record: March 6, 2020

March 5, 2020

On the Record recaps the top headlines of the week in the University of Iowa and Iowa City community. This episode discusses an update in the trial of a former Iowa Hillel director for sex-abuse charges,...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to an audience at NewBo Market in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Warren encouraged attendees to support her nomination at the upcoming Iowa caucuses.

Elizabeth Warren ends White House bid

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter March 5, 2020

Massachusets Senator Elizabeth Warren is ending her presidential campaign after failing to place first in any of the 14 Super Tuesday states.  Warren, who was once a high-polling candidate in the race,...

Johnson County Medical Examiner confirms body found identified as missing University of Iowa student

Johnson County Medical Examiner confirms body found identified as missing University of Iowa student

Hannah Rovner, News Reporter March 5, 2020

The Johnson County Medical Examiner confirmed Thursday morning that a body found in the Iowa River Wednesday is missing University of Iowa mechanical-engineering student David Le. Information regarding...

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