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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

North Liberty man charged in reported pot sale

North Liberty man charged in reported pot sale

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter July 22, 2019

Authorities have accused a North Liberty man of advertising to sell marijuana on social media. Pacific Achiza, 18, was charged July 19 with controlled-substance violation and second marijuana possession. According...

2 accused in North Liberty attack

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter July 22, 2019

Authorities have accused two North Liberty men of punching someone to the point of unconsciousness. Pacific Achiza, 18, was charged July 19 with willfully causing serious injury. Resean Yates, 18, was...

Solon man alleged to commit sexual abuse on minor

Solon man alleged to commit sexual abuse on minor

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter July 22, 2019

Authorities have issued a warrant for a Solon man accused of committing sexual abuse on a minor over the course of five years. Robert Egesdal, 48, was charged with five counts of third-degree sexual...

North Liberty man faces numerous charges

North Liberty man faces numerous charges

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter July 22, 2019

Authorities have accused a North Liberty man of showing a child a handgun and saying, “I’m going to shoot some cops and then you.” Allan Reiken, 55, was charged July 18 with four counts of child...

Maryland women charged in police chase, forged check

Maryland women charged in police chase, forged check

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter July 22, 2019

Authorities have accused two Maryland women of eluding officers in North Liberty after allegedly passing a forged check. Lacie Hanlon, 29, was charged July 18 with eluding and participating in a felony. Britney...

Phone theft results in charge

Phone theft results in charge

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter July 22, 2019

Authorities have accused an Iowa City man of breaking into a local residence and stealing a phone. Ryan Lang, 29, was charged July 18 with second-degree burglary. According to the arrest affidavit,...

Man charged in shoe theft

Man charged in shoe theft

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter July 22, 2019

Authorities have accused an Iowa City man of stealing shoes from a local residence. Andre Smith Jr., 18, was charged July 18 with second-degree burglary and second-degree theft. According to the...

Stained glass artist, Brooke Huston poses for a portrait in her studio on July 10, 2019. (Tian Liu/The Daily Iowan)

Artist puts modern spin on stained-glass art

Seton Warren, News Reporter July 18, 2019

Light fills Brooke Dearborn Huston’s studio on a sunny afternoon, illuminating her stained-glass art pieces. The walls are lined with boxes full of colorful glass waiting to be used in her next creation....

Sen. Zach Wahls and his sister Zebby Wahls speak about their playing cards, The Woman Cards, during a meeting with the Belin-Blank summer residency program at Old Brick on July 15, 2019. They spoke with students about the starting their own business.

UI hosts high school artists and writers in residency programs

Tian Liu, News Reporter July 18, 2019

Students from all over the U.S. have flocked to the University of Iowa to learn from the writing and art programs.  Sixty high school students are attending an immersive three-week summer residency...

Mauro hopes to restore Americans trust in government in Senate race

Mauro hopes to restore Americans’ trust in government in Senate race

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor July 18, 2019

Eddie Mauro, Democratic challenger to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, aims for a campaign of fairness and wants to restore Americans’ trust in government. “I think [voters are] looking for somebody who...

The Backpocket Brewing in Coralville is seen on July 16, 2019.

Area breweries fight for the title of best beer at Battle of the Brews

Lauren Arzbaecher, Arts Reporter July 17, 2019

Area breweries will duke it out for the title of best beer at the inaugural Battle of the Brews on July 20 in Cedar Rapids. Taking place at NewBo City Market, funds from the tasting event will go toward...

A cornfield on the right side of the picture is affected by standing water from rainfall on May 20, 2019. To the left side of the picture, the rocky bank of the cornfield meets the Iowa River.

Troubled waters: A DI journalist’s expedition on the Iowa River

Ryan Adams, Photojournalist July 16, 2019

* Editors' note: The nitrate levels in the below article do not fully reflect the actual nitrate levels in the Iowa river at the time. Test strips utilized for testing were intended for laboratory setting,...

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