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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

A Delta check-in kiosk displays that “Windows did not load correctly” at Palm Springs International Airport after a computer glitch grounded many of the flights in and out of Palm Springs, Calif., July 19, 2024

Iowa City, surrounding areas experience minimal disruptions in global technology outage

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Summer Executive Editor July 19, 2024

With a global technology outage created by a faulty software update, most of Iowa City and the surrounding area reported minimal disruptions to service. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike issued an...

Mayor Bruce Teague addresses the council during a Iowa City City Council meeting at the City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

IC City Council splits vote on license plate recognition ordinance

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor July 16, 2024

Iowa City City Councilors are divided on an ordinance that would allow new license plate recognition cameras in three city-owned parking ramps and city-owned traffic cameras to skirt restrictions on...

Iowa City Council members listen to a statement from a community member during an Iowa City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

Iowa City City Council moves along with tobacco regulation discussion

Zoe Smith, News Reporter July 16, 2024

On May 7, 2024, the City Council approved a resolution that would halt the approval of new retail tobacco licenses. This moratorium was set until Jan. 1, 2025, with the intent that the council could...

HUD Assistant Secretary Administrator Elizabeth de León Bhargava, Mayor Bruce Teague, and staff pose with the ceremonial check during a HUD Pro Housing grant press release held in Emma Harvat Hall in Iowa City Hall on Thursday, June 27, 2024.

IC navigates next steps for $3.75 million U.S. Housing and Urban Development grant

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter July 16, 2024

City of Iowa City staff are working with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials to decide the next steps after the city was awarded $3.75 million to help address the affordable...

City construction representatives, Dubuque St. business owners, and members of the media in Micky’s Irish Pub to discuss the next steps of construction on Friday, July 12, 2024.

Dubuque Street businesses raise concerns about ongoing construction in Iowa City

Zoe Smith, News Reporter July 14, 2024

Construction on Dubuque Street is well underway; however, businesses in the area have seen noticeable revenue dips since construction began. To address some of their concerns, the Iowa City Downtown...

Former President Donald Trump speaks during his caucus night watch party at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The former president was shot on Saturday, July 13, 2024, during a campaign rally.

Iowa politicians react to reports of shots fired at Trump rally in Pennsylvania

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter July 13, 2024

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly “fine” and receiving care at a local medical center in Butler, Pennsylvania, after shots were fired during his campaign rally Saturday evening.  The...

Members of the Iowa student section run to their seats before a football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.

Student Seats launches to prevent UI students from online athletic ticket scams

Brad Schultz, Assistant Sports Editor July 9, 2024

Twenty years ago, the process to purchase Iowa Hawkeye game tickets was simple. Fans lined up at the ticket offices of Carver-Hawkeye Arena or Kinnick Stadium hoping they would be one of the few...

University of Iowa Police Department Officer Daniel Huggar pauses with Bella, a recently trained bomb and narcotics detecting K9, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at the Old Capitol Museum.

UIPD sees new addition to K9 unit

Taj Young, News Reporter July 3, 2024

Bella, a Polish-bred German Shepherd, joined UIPD’s K9 unit earlier this year. Her handler, officer Daniel Huggar, and Bella filled the spot left behind by retired K9 Jago.  Huggar’s first-ever...

Elijah Mickey, Sayre Satterwhite, Ben Eastman, Carter Russell, and Ryan Braverman walk their bikes on a gravel road east of Malvern, Iowa on Saturday, June 1, 2024. On day one of the Design, Build and Ride Iowa bicycle tour, participants covered 75 miles with over 2,700 vertical feet of climbing.

UI art professor and students cross the state on hand-built bikes

Jordan Barry, Photojournalist July 2, 2024

Editor’s note: For six days at the beginning of June, The Daily Iowan photojournalist Jordan Barry participated in a bike tour with University of Iowa Art School professor Steve McGuire and his students...

Fireworks explode over a carnival ride during the annual 4thFest in Coralville on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

Coralville 4thFest returns with timeless fun

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor July 2, 2024

With a free concert, carnival, and fireworks show, Coralville’s Fourth of July celebration — 4thFest — is back with more timeless fun this year. The two-day celebration will kick off in S.T....

HUD Assistant Secretary Administrator Elizabeth de León Bhargava, Mayor Bruce Teague, and staff pose with the ceremonial check during a HUD Pro Housing grant press release held in Emma Harvat Hall in Iowa City Hall on Thursday, June 27, 2024.

Iowa City awarded $3.75 million Housing and Urban Development grant for affordable housing

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter June 27, 2024

Iowa City was awarded a $3.75 million grant to expand affordable housing efforts from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing grant on Wednesday.  The...

Photo Illustration by Isabella Tisdale

Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa launches TextEd resource

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Summer Executive Editor June 25, 2024

The Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa launched a statewide, text-based application called TextED to help connect resources and professionals with the people they serve as well as each other. The text-based...