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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

Mount Veron man arrested on heroin charge

Mount Veron man arrested on heroin charge

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter August 27, 2018

Authorities have accused a Mount Vernon man of a variety of offenses. Skylar Smith, 31, has been charged with third or subsequent possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia,...

Iowa City woman accused of participating in methamphetamine sale

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter August 27, 2018

Authorities have accused an Iowa City woman of being a part of a methamphetamine sale. Whitley Weston, 30, 320 Second Ave., has been charged with controlled-substance violation. According to the...

Officials learn Tibbetts’ cause of death, status of man charged with murder

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 23, 2018

Multiple developments took place Thursday in the case of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, who was found dead Tuesday after disappearing July 18 from Brooklyn, Iowa. Authorities announced Tuesday...

Trevor Graves, courtesy hawkeyesports.net

Former UI student sentenced to prison for unauthorized access, damage to computer network

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 23, 2018

Former University of Iowa wrestler Trevor Graves was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to unauthorized access and damage to the UI computer network, U.S. attorney Marc Krickbaum...

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Autopsy results show Mollie Tibbetts’ death caused by ‘multiple sharp-force injuries’

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 23, 2018
A press release said further examination may lead to more information about the UI student's death.
Cristhian Bahena Rivera (contributed)

Iowa DOT: Cristhian Rivera had not been issued Iowa identification

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 23, 2018

After the employer of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man charged with first-degree murder in the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, told reporters Wednesday that Rivera used a false name...

Man wanted in phony vehicle sale

Man wanted in phony vehicle sale

Paul Elwell, News Reporter August 23, 2018

Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of an Iowa City man on a forgery charge. James Dobbins, 29, 2250 Taylor Drive, is suspected of forgery. According to the arrest affidavit, officers...

An Iowa State Patrol car sits behind a closed road sign on 385th Avenue outside of Brooklyn, Iowa near the site of where UI Mollie Tibbetts’ body was found Aug. 21.

Rivera worked in Iowa under false name

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 23, 2018

After the attorney for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the 24-year-old man charged with murder in the slaying of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, argued in court Wednesday that Rivera had worked in...

Police investigating 2 reports of a man watching women and acting inappropriately

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter August 23, 2018

On Aug. 21, 2018, Iowa City police received two separate reports of a man watching women and committing lewd acts in residential areas. The first incident occurred in the 400 block of Ronalds Street...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera (contributed)

Man charged with murder in Tibbetts case makes first court appearance

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 22, 2018

The man charged with the slaying of UI student Mollie Tibbetts made his initial appearance in court on Wednesday at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, was...

Missing posters for UI student Mollie Tibbetts are seen in Iowa City on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Tibbetts went missing between July 18 and 19, in Brooklyn, Iowa.

‘Our hearts are broken’: Tibbetts family speaks

Charles Peckman, News Reporter August 22, 2018

The Iowa Department of Public Safety released a press release with a statement from the family of Mollie Tibbetts today. The press release also said an autopsy is currently being performed. The family’s...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera (contributed)

Cristhian Rivera, charged with murder in Mollie Tibbetts slaying, expected to appear in court

Charles Peckman, News Reporter August 22, 2018

Cristhian Rivera, the 24-year-old suspected of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, is expected to appear in Poweshiek County Court today at 1 p.m. Rivera, who has been charged with first-degree...