Charlie Hickman, Managing Arts and Opinions Editor
• February 17, 2026
On the second floor of Shambaugh House, down the echoing wooden hallways of the historic Iowa City building, rests a large desk covered in books from around the world and across genres. Sunlight...
Milad Arzani, a University of Iowa international student, stopped planning for his future after the Trump administration enacted sweeping federal immigration policies. He remained hopeful after...
Isabelle Foland, Managing Digital & Projects Editor
• February 3, 2026
Tommy Miller was sitting in his first period high school biology class when police walked in and arrested him for a crime that would eventually land him in various prisons across Iowa for 17 1/2...
When Jonah Salow chose to pursue a four-year degree at Iowa State University following his high school graduation, he believed it was the only way for him to get the job he wanted.After leaving...
DES MOINES — While Democratic lawmakers stand unsure if Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ last legislative session will be beneficial to their priorities and hope for change, Republican lawmakers think...
Cheryl Westrich of Decorah, Iowa, owns and operates a small bakery business after leaving the education field to pursue her dream of being a small business owner. Westrich said the Affordable Care...
Wally Taylor, legal chair for the Iowa Sierra Club, the largest environmental nonprofit in the state, has lived in Cedar Rapids since 1979.
Taylor has grown increasingly concerned in recent months...
Genevieve DiChiara, Assistant News and Politics Editor
• December 2, 2025
On a cold morning inside Beadology in Iowa City, sunlight catches the bowls of glass beads lining the store — greens, ambers, blues that look like they were scooped straight from a riverbed. Karen...
Grace Olson, Managing Multimedia Projects Editor
• November 18, 2025
Greeted by flashing purple lights and booming bass, patrons at Brothers Bar & Grill grab a drink and hit the dance floor. And waiting for them behind the booth is one of Iowa City’s less conventional...
Grace Nelson, a third-year University of Iowa student from Sioux City, Iowa, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 18 months old and has been a powered wheelchair user since she was 3.
Nelson...
Local response to the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in the Iowa City community varies by jurisdiction. The Daily Iowan obtained federal law enforcement and ICE-response...
It’s 5:30 a.m. While most of Iowa City is still asleep, the lights inside Ben McCollum’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena office are shining. Iowa’s new head men’s basketball coach prefers to start his...