Jami Martin-Trainor

1 week ago | dailyiowan.com | Jami Martin-Trainor

On Nov. 25, 2016 - a date Miller was able to recall with ease over eight years later - Miller applied for an Ancestry.com DNA test. When several unknown half-siblings were popping up on his family tree, however, Miller was at a loss. "At first, you think it's just a mistake," Miller said in an interview with The Daily Iowan .

2 weeks ago | soloneconomist.com | Jami Martin-Trainor

SOLON — It’s the little moments – the subtle passes slipping right through opponents legs, or a strategic and well-received inbound – that make all the difference. In the early morning Saturday, April 5, at Solon High School, the Solon boys’ soccer team had several of these moments. A back and forth volley between sophomore Collin McKie and junior Eli Cash stretching down the field, which was eventually intercepted by the opposing team.

1 month ago | dailyiowan.com | Jami Martin-Trainor

The Iowa Supreme Court released their decision for Miller v. State of Iowa - a case alleging a former University of Iowa OB-GYN chair non-consensually inseminated patients with his own sperm - Friday morning. The Court ruled the case cannot go to trial, stating Iowa Code Section 714I dubbed the Fraud in Assisted Reproduction Act, or FARA, cannot be applied ex post facto, or in retrospect. The opinion was unanimous, with Justice Thomas Waterman delivered.

2 months ago | soloneconomist.com | Jami Martin-Trainor

WILLIAMSBURG — When Charlie Karam stepped off the wrestling mat, he didn’t have a second to breathe before his peers surrounded him. A slightly distorted voice coming from the speakers announced the news to the packed gymnasium at Williamsburg High School: Karam had earned his 100th career win after defeating Jude Carter, taking him to the championship match up for the 138-pound weight class at 2A Districts. Beads of sweat dripped down his face.

2 months ago | soloneconomist.com | Jami Martin-Trainor

IOWA CITY — By the tenth and final frame of Carson Reid’s bowling set, all eyes were on his lane. The high school senior had accumulated 270 points during his first set as Iowa City, City High School faced off against Xavier Catholic (Cedar Rapids) High School. The culmination of a bowling game ends in three opportunities to roll the ball for a maximum of 30 more points. A perfect 300. Reid’s first and second throw were perfect strikes.