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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

Table to Table program Assistant Andrew Winkers oversees a delivery from St. Burch Tavern for the Food with Love Program on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The program supplies hot meals to shelters in Iowa City while reimbursing the resterants that participate.

Food With Love project aims to serve freshly prepared meals to Johnson County residents in need

Marissa Smith, News Reporter April 28, 2020

Iowa City restaurants are partnering with nonprofit food pantries and the Community Foundation of Johnson County to provide freshly prepared meals to those experiencing food insecurity amid community...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Jan. 14.

Governor to ease restrictions on restaurants, fitness and retail centers in most counties starting May 1

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 27, 2020

Restaurants, fitness centers, and retail centers will be able to partially reopen at 50 percent capacity in 77 Iowa counties starting May 1, Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a press conference Monday. In...

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley drops back to pass during the 2019 SDCCU Holiday Bowl between Iowa and USC in San Diego on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019.

Nate Stanley selected by Minnesota Vikings in seventh round of NFL Draft

Robert Read, Sports Editor April 25, 2020

Nate Stanley grew up a fan of the Chicago Bears. He'll have to trade in his orange and navy for some purple and gold after the Minnesota Vikings drafted the former Hawkeye quarterback in the seventh...

Fresh produce sits out at the Farmer's Market on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. A new study from the UI shows that the number of farmer's markets has gone up and more people are buying their food locally.

Iowa allowed to resume elective surgeries, farmers markets, governor says

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor April 24, 2020

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a statewide lift on the ban on elective surgeries and farmers market operations beginning on Monday, as coronavirus cases continue to spike amid ramped up testing. Reynolds...

Graphic by Katina Zentz

Where does Iowa stand in flattening the coronavirus curve?

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter April 23, 2020

Iowa is still a dozen days out from the state's projected peak of COVID-19 deaths, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington — Iowa's peak follows...

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors meeting is streamed online on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

Johnson County receives federal funding for health care relief

Riley Davis, News Reporter April 23, 2020

One of the Johnson County treasurer’s accounts received what the treasurer called an unexpected deposit of $68,231.71 from the federal government to assist with county health care relief earlier this...

The wine aisle at Bread Garden Market is seen in downtown Iowa City on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

As Iowa’s bars and restaurants close, Hawkeyes are drinking from home

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter April 23, 2020

It was around 4 p.m. on a rainy Tuesday afternoon when I held the Kum & Go door open for a college-aged man holding a half-dozen cans of Four Loko, a caffeinated, liquor-infused concoction that...

Jacinto Rivera Ramirez poses for a portrait in the dining room of the Catholic Worker House on Saturday, April 18 in Iowa City, Iowa.

‘Yo no soy un delincuente:’ Iowa agencies call for the release of immigrants from deportation centers amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mary Hartel, News Reporter April 21, 2020

Sitting on the attic couch of the Iowa City Catholic Worker House, Jacinto Rivera-Ramirez looked down at the monitor bracelet on his ankle, issued to him by Immigration Customs and Enforcement Officials...

Bicycles are seen parked at Big Grove during the Big Rove bicycle event on Saturday, June 29, 2019. The route, which is part of the RAGBRAI training series, was 36 miles long starting in Iowa City with stops in North Liberty and Solon.

RAGBRAI announces cancellation of 2020 race

Lauren White, News Reporter April 20, 2020

RAGBRAI announced Monday that the 48th-annual state-wide bike ride will be postponed to July 25-31, 2021.  In a release, the RAGBRAI team said that the safety of riders has always been the focus, and...

U.S Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with the Daily Iowan staff after a visit to Mercy Hospital on July 2, 2019.

Iowa’s members of Congress work from home amid pandemic

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 19, 2020

Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation, like millions across the country, are having to adjust their work environment as social distancing requirements close many offices and drive most staff...

The south side of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building remains intact following a bombing that destroyed one third of the building in a domestic terrorist attack. At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995 a bomb detonated at the building’s north entrance, killing 168 people. In addition to those who died, approximately 800 were injured.

‘It was never the same’: Remembering the Oklahoma City Bombing 25 years later

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor April 18, 2020

Former Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Judy Hoke McCarver stood on the main floor of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, waiting for the elevator. It was about 8:30...

(File Photo) The Iowa City School District sign is seen off of North Dodge Street on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. School start times have been adjusted over the past two years in the district. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds closes K-12 schools for the rest of the academic year

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor April 17, 2020

All K-12 schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, announced Friday to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. Schools were previously scheduled to reopen...