Iowa City Owl

Peeping landlord trial pushed to SeptemberJul 28, 13 9pm

The trial for the Iowa City landlord accused of peeping on several of his female tenants has been pushed back again, due to reasons that have not been publicly stated. The landlord will now not face trail until late September of this year.

Woman dies answering her iPhoneJul 15, 13 9am

A lot of questions have recently come up about the death of a 23-year-old Chinese woman who allegedly died when she answered a call on her iPhone 5 - so many, in fact, that Apple has been driven to take part in the investigation on the incident.

Confidence in the Microsoft Surface lackingJul 15, 13 9am

The new Microsoft Surface RT was a very anticipated device, but the anticipation is over after the release, and the result seems to be an extensive amount of disappointment all the way around. According to pcmag.

Iowa City responds to 'Not Guilty' verdict for ZimmermanJul 15, 13 8am

The nation has literally erupted after the July 15 verdict of "not guilty" was given to George Zimmerman on the trail of the shooting of Trayvon Martin in February of last year. Cities held rallies and people outraged on various social media sites, either for or against the verdict.

Computer Mouse Inventor Dies at 88Jul 5, 13 7pm

The man who invented the computer mouse, and developed the early form of e-mail and word processing software, Dr. Douglas Engelbart, died last Wednesday in his home in Atherton, California at the age of 88.

911 texting in Iowa usefulJul 1, 13 11am

Recently, Iowa initiated a program that would help text messages sent to the emergency services to be recognized and answered, potentially saving more lives. Now, 911 will accept text messages as well as picture and video messages.

Luminosity says Iowa City is smartJun 26, 13 10pm

Thank your city is smart enough.Well, Iowa City has proof that it is in fact smart enough, according to a recent Luminosity survey. In fact, the survey named Iowa City and the surrounding area as one of the smartest in the nation.

You get 15 secondsJun 23, 13 6pm

Good news for Facebook and Instagram users. It's not just pictures anymore. Now, you can upload short videos to Instagram and to Facebook through Instagram. [ads]Yes, Instagram has recently announced that it will now allow users to upload video clips to their accounts for other Instagram users to view and enjoy.

Iowa City man has 13-hour standoff with policeJun 23, 13 6pm

The Iowa City Police arrested a man yesterday after a 13-hour standoff with him, according to a recent article. [ads]Police originally responded to a call for a domestic dispute at the home of 52-year-old Troy Perkins.

Man attempts to sell coffin on Craigslist...with skeleton insideJun 23, 13 5pm

Police recently interrupted an online sale of a coffin to question the man who was selling it. The coffin had an entire human skeleton inside it. [ads]According to an article recently posted on the Fox News website, Dave Burgstrum placed an ad on the popular classified ad website Craigslist in the name of the Council Bluffs chapter of the International Order of Odd Fellows to raise money for the organization's property taxes for the building.