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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Mercy Hospital as seen from the street in Iowa City on Thursday, May 4, 2017. (DI File Photo)

Mercy Iowa City not affected by MercyOne vaccination requirement

Sabine Martin, News Editor August 10, 2021

Mercy Iowa City will not require COVID-19 vaccinations among colleagues and medical staff after the MercyOne network required its staff to be vaccinated Tuesday. The clinic, an affiliate of MercyOne...

Junior Adam Kroll receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

Johnson County reaches substantial transmission, masks required in Iowa City’s public buildings beginning Friday

Natalie Dunlap, News Editor August 5, 2021

Everyone in Iowa City will need to wear face coverings inside city buildings starting Friday.  The policy change comes as Johnson County has moved from moderate to substantial COVID-19 transmission,...

The Johnson County Health and Human Services building at 855 South Dubuque Street.

Johnson County Public Health recommends indoor mask-wearing

Sabine Martin, News Editor August 4, 2021

Johnson County Public Health recommends indoor mask-wearing, “vaccinated or not,” in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s July 27 guidelines.  Johnson County Community...

The University of Iowa Marching Band practices before Kickoff at Kinnick in Kinnick Stadium located in Iowa City on Aug. 17, 2018. During this OnIowa event, students were able to rush the field, listen to music, learn the fight song, and watch fireworks.

New Hawkeyes anticipating in-person experience

Meg Doster, News Reporter August 3, 2021

The University of Iowa is promising a mostly in-person experience for the incoming freshman class, something last year’s class could not experience. Annie Cowan, an incoming UI freshman, said...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera listens to Poweshiek County Attorney Bart Klaver give his opening statement at his trial at the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, Iowa, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.  Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Rivera trial: Bahena Rivera denied new trial despite post-trial evidence

Rachel Schilke, Summer Editor August 2, 2021

Cristhian Bahena Rivera will not receive a new trial, despite post-trial evidence and suppressed information that linked potential other suspects to the murder of University of Iowa student Mollie...

The UIHC is seen on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.

UI Health Care reached 7 percent operating margin, one time success sharing payment possible

Emily Delgado, News Reporter August 1, 2021

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are in a stable enough economic condition as fiscal 2021 ends that it can start to reimburse its employees, who lost compensation during the first year...

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

Police charge Cedar Rapids man in Ped Mall shooting investigation

Sabine Martin, News Editor July 29, 2021

The Iowa City Police Department has identified and charged the individual who police said fired multiple shots from a handgun in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall last Sunday. Iowa City Police identified...

The statue of Duke Slater is seen outside the north end zone of Kinnick Stadium during Iowa football media day on Friday, August 9, 2019. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Regents approve UI’s request to name field at Kinnick Stadium after Duke Slater

Robert Read, Summer Editor July 28, 2021

The playing field inside Kinnick Stadium has a new name: Duke Slater Field. The state Board of Regents approved by consensus the University of Iowa’s request to name the playing field at Kinnick...

A sign reads "Now Hiring" in downtown Iowa City on Friday, July 23.

Iowa’s state unemployment rate rises to 4 percent, first time since October 2020

Meg Doster, News Reporter July 27, 2021

Iowa’s unemployment rate now sits at 4 percent, according to the Iowa Workforce Development, up from the 3.9 percent reported in May. The last time the state’s unemployment rate reached or exceeded...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera stands as the verdict in the trial for the death of Mollie Tibbetts is read on May 28, 2021. Bahena Rivera was found guilty of first-degree murder. (Pool Photo/Associated Press)

Rivera trial: Judge to submit written decision on motion for new trial

Sabine Martin, News Editor July 27, 2021

Judge Joel Yates is set to rule on a motion for a new trial after hearing evidence presented by the defense related to an alleged county-wide trafficking ring involving the murder of Mollie Tibbetts...

Iowa State Sen. Liz Mathis talks with media during Iowa House Rep. Christina Bohannon’s birthday celebration in Iowa City on Friday, July 2, 2021.  (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Democratic State Senator Liz Mathis running for U.S. Congress

Natalie Dunlap, News Editor July 27, 2021

Iowa Sen. Liz Mathis, D-Hiawatha, is running to represent Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.  In her announcement video released on Tuesday morning, Mathis...

Old Capital as seen on April 13, 2020.

Tweet of blue tap water at University of Iowa raises concern

Simone Garza, News Reporter July 26, 2021

David Cwiertny, a Civil Engineering Professor at the University of Iowa, turned on the faucet at the Seamans Center and blue water rushed out of the tap. “An energy company took over my university’s...