At least two mandatory reporters have seats in the jury pool for Broadway Center director Susan Freeman-Murdah’s failure to report case. After more than three hours of a jury selection process, Sixth District Judge Stephen Gerard and attorneys for the state and for Freeman prepared for the case to go to trial, and the second [...]
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Severe storm warning in Johnson County
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Northeast Johnson County and Southeast Linn County.
Police investigate death of 20-month old
A 20 month-old child was pronounced dead after being taken to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics for having troubles breathing Monday. According to an Iowa City Police press release, on April 30 at 12:06 p.m., the Iowa City Police Department, the Iowa City Fire Department, and Johnson County Ambulance Service responded to 2018 [...]
City: Union must take down platform
Following an alleged case of size discrimination at the Union Bar, 121 E. College St., city officials have ordered the bar to dismantle its dance platform. The Department of Housing and Inspection Services inspected the bar on Monday and sent out a formal violation order the same day. “We told them that they had to [...]
Intramural soccer: Kickin’ It Old School wins co-rec championship
By Tommy Reinking thomas-reinking@uiowa.edu Kickin’ It Old School’s stellar defense paved the way for a 1-0 victory over Sons of Thunder in the intramural co-rec soccer championship at the Hawkeye Recreation and Tennis Complex on Tuesday night. Kickin’ It Old School player Megan Kerns scored her team’s only goal 35 seconds into the game. The [...]

Drake Relays Notebook: Holmes, Davis perform well in Des Moines
By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu DES MOINES — Ethan Holmes came into the 2012 Drake Relays with the idea of winning a pair of flags. The junior Hawkeye liked the idea of coming back strong from an indoor injury to peak at the right time before the conference championships. But he wasn’t able to snag a [...]

Drake Relays: Hull hard to see but succeeds in Discus
By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu DES MOINES — Not many people got to see Iowa freshman standout Gabe Hull throw the discus this weekend. Heck, not many people get to see him throw at all during his track and field meets. Throwing events at a track and field meet are always separated from the track itself, [...]

NFL Draft 2012: Six former Hawkeyes go on final day
By Seth Roberts seth-roberts@uiowa.edu The Iowa football team was shut out on the second day of the NFL Draft on Friday, a day after Riley Reiff became the third ex-Hawkeye in three years to be taken in the first round. But Saturday brought a flurry of activity to Iowa City as six former Hawkeyes found [...]

Drake Relays: High jumpers rule the spotlight, but come up just short
By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu DES MOINES — Jeff Herron wasn’t going to go down without a fight. The Iowa senior came into the 2012 Drake Relays fully intent on bringing home a flag from the high jump competition. He had wanted it more than anything, and it would’ve been the perfect way to enter the [...]
Ethics Board to investigate Slockett
The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board has begun an expedited investigation into Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett. The Board received a complaint Wednesday alleging Slockett used his county email to discuss campaign strategies for his re-election bid and distributed re-election petitions in his county office. The Board determined during a meeting today that the [...]
