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The line of scrimmage is seen during the second quarter of the Iowa v. Illinois football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Iowa defeated Illinois with a score of 35-21.

Iowa offensive tackle Coy Cronk declares for NFL Draft

Robert Read, Pregame Editor January 12, 2021

Iowa offensive tackle Coy Cronk has hired an agent and declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. Cronk played four years at Indiana before transferring to Iowa for the 2020 season. The 6-foot-5, 305-pound...

Anti-mask protesters stand in the rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol building before the opening of the 2021 legislative session on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Despite Gov. Kim Reynold’s emergency proclamation mandating masks worn when social distancing indoors is not possible, house republicans made the announcement last week that masks would not be required during the session.

Photos: 2021 Iowa Opening Legislative Session

Ryan Adams, Photojournalist January 11, 2021

Bruce Teague, the mayor of Iowa City, leads the City Council meeting online at 7p.m. on September 1, 2020. Much of the meeting was focused around recent IFR protests and police brutality. Citizens feel the City Council has neglected their wishes.

Iowa City extends mask mandate

Rachel Schilke, News Editor January 11, 2021

Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague has extended the city’s mask mandate to May 31. According to a press release sent on Monday, the city cited COVID-19 a surge in cases nationwide and the city entering...

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver stands during the opening of the 2021 legislative session on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Legislative goals for the session include further tax cuts, expanding in-person learning, and moving towards economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Republican majority to push for fully in-person option at Iowa schools

Caleb McCullough, Managing Editor January 11, 2021

Republican lawmakers in Iowa will push to require that K-12 students have the option to take fully in-person classes, as high COVID-19 positivity rates throughout the fall pushed some schools to pivot...

Action is underway during a men's basketball game between Iowa and Purdue at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.

UI athletics department reports 14 positive COVID-19 PCR tests out of 411 tests conducted

Robert Read, Pregame Editor January 11, 2021

The University of Iowa athletics department conducted 411 COVID-19 PCR tests for the week of Jan. 4-10 and received 14 positive tests and 397 negative tests. As part of Iowa’s return to campus...

Fact Check | Pre-pandemic Iowa had largest workforce in state history

Fact Check | Pre-pandemic Iowa had largest workforce in state history

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor January 11, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Rylee Wilson If your...

Speaker of the House Pat Grassley speaks during the opening legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol Building on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. (Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Republicans pledge to lower taxes ahead of legislative session

Lauren White, Politics Reporter January 11, 2021

DES MOINES — As the Iowa Legislature convened on Monday for the beginning of its 2021 session, Republican leadership committed to lowering state taxes and not being quick to spend the state budget surplus. House...

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Tippett and Stoops elected to College Football Hall of Fame

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor January 11, 2021

Former Hawkeyes Andre Tippett and Bob Stoops have been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2021 per a Monday release. Tippett was recognized for his efforts as a defensive...

Anti-mask protestors stand in the rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol Building before the opening of the legislative session on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. (Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Legislature divided on mask wearing despite Gov. Kim Reynolds’ partial mask mandate

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor January 11, 2021

DES MOINES — Masks continue to be a divisive issue as the state legislative session opened on Monday with little mitigation efforts and anti-mask protesters flooding the halls of the Iowa Capitol,...

Iowa City Police Department vehicles are seen on July 9, 2019.

Dustin Liston sworn-in as new Iowa City police chief

Rachel Schilke, News Editor January 11, 2021

University of Iowa alum and former El Paso Police Department lieutenant Dustin Liston has been sworn in as the new Iowa City Police chief, taking on the new role as the department undergoes a restructuring...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

COVID-19 vaccine, CARES Act funding soon to be available for University of Iowa campus

January 11, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations will eventually be available for students through University of Iowa Student Health, according to a mass email from the University of Iowa, though details on how or when remain...

Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon looks to pass during a men's basketball game between Iowa and Minnesota on Sunday.

Unselfish Hawkeyes fight off late Gopher run for fourth straight win

Robert Read, Pregame Editor January 10, 2021

In Minneapolis on Christmas, the Iowa men’s basketball team led Minnesota by seven points with 44 seconds remaining, only to lose by seven in overtime. On Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the team’s...