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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

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Iowa City Police Chief Jody Matherly speaks during a press conference in City Hall on Nov. 20, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City Police Chief Jody Matherly to retire

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor February 6, 2020

After over three years serving as the Iowa City Police Chief, Jody Matherly has announced his retirement, according to a press release from the City of Iowa City. Matherly has been police chief...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera appears for an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 in Montezuma. Brian Powers/The Register

Iowa Supreme Court denies review of evidence-suppression hearing for man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor February 4, 2020

The Iowa Supreme Court had denied a request to review a motion regarding an evidence-suppression hearing for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts...

Mollie Tibbetts

Man faces $12.9 million fine for using Mollie Tibbetts’ death to spread white nationalist message

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor January 30, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed that a man face $12.9 million in fines after using the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts to make thousands of calls spreading...

Iowa City Police respond to reports of shots fired, two men injured

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor January 29, 2020

Iowa City Police received reports of a shots fired incident Tuesday night that resulted in two men receiving gunshot injuries. According to a release from the City of Iowa City, officers were called...

Coralville man accused of forgery and controlled substance violation

Rachel Steil, News Reporter January 29, 2020

A Coralville man has been accused of forgery and controlled substance violation. Brett Kriz, 30, was charged on Jan. 28 with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, controlled substance...

Iowa City man accused of third-degree burglary

Rachel Steil, News Reporter January 23, 2020

An Iowa City man has been accused of third-degree burglary. Orin Cantu, 18, was charged on Jan. 22 with using a juvenile to commit an indictable offense, third-degree burglary, unauthorized use of a credit...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera walks into the Poweshiek County courthouse for day two of an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 in Montezuma. Bahena Rivera confessed to killing Molly Tibbetts last year but his attorneys filed a motion to suppress the confession because he was not properly read his Miranda warning during initial interviews with police.

Trial on hold for man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor January 22, 2020

The trial for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018, is being put on hold until the Iowa Supreme Court rules on an appeal regarding...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera appears for an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 in Montezuma. Brian Powers/The Register

Defense for man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts asks to delay trial

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor January 21, 2020

The lawyers for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in July 2018, have requested his trial be postponed and have asked the Iowa Supreme Court...

UI liberal arts associate dean arrested weeks before appointment

UI liberal arts associate dean arrested weeks before appointment

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter January 10, 2020

The newly appointed University of Iowa associate dean of arts and humanities was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated two weeks before his promotion, though a UI spokesperson...

The Johnson County Courthouse as seen on Sept. 12, 2017. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Trial, hearings delayed in sexual abuse case of former Iowa Hillel director

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor January 10, 2020

The trial and dates of two hearings have been delayed for David Weltman, the former Iowa Hillel director accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy early last year. The trial is now slated to begin...

The Johnson County Courthouse as seen on Sept. 12, 2017. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Defense for former Iowa Hillel director seeks to exclude witnesses’ testimony in sexual abuse case

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor December 30, 2019

The former Iowa Hillel director — who has pleaded not guilty to charges against him for sexually abusing a minor — is asking the court to exclude testimony from his case that would be “irrelevant”...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera appears for an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 in Montezuma. Brian Powers/The Register

Judge rules to allow key evidence to be used in Mollie Tibbetts trial

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief December 23, 2019

A judge on Dec. 23 ruled that most evidence against the man accused of slaying University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts may be used in trial, rejecting defense claims that he involuntarily made incriminating...

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