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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Zine scene: giving voice to any and all artists

Brooke Clayton, Arts Reporter August 22, 2018

Iowa City is home to literary giants whose names grace the shelves of Prairie Lights and whose faces pass discreetly by en route to Dey House. But the City of Literature, in all its grandeur, has also...

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

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter August 22, 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...

Community members gather to pay their respects during a vigil in memory of UI student Mollie Tibbetts at Hubbard Park on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Tibbetts went missing on July 18, in Brooklyn, Iowa.

UI students and community members gather for a campus vigil to remember Mollie Tibbetts

Charles Peckman, News Reporter August 22, 2018

Hundreds of students clad in Dance Marathon and Hawkeye shirts gathered in Hubbard Park on Wednesday evening to remember Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who was found dead on Tuesday after...

White House releases video in response to Mollie Tibbetts' death

White House releases video in response to Mollie Tibbetts’ death

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 22, 2018

The White House Twitter account released a video on Wednesday in response to the death of UI student Mollie Tibbetts. In the video, individuals shared stories of crimes committed against their children...

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...

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The nation reacts to the death of Mollie Tibbetts

Katelyn Weisbrod, Managing Editor August 21, 2018

Americans around the nation are taking to social media, reacting to the ending to the search for University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. Tibbetts, who had been missing since July 18, was found dead...

President-Elect Donald Trump thanks fans while making his entrance during an event for Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence in Des Moines on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

President Trump on Tibbetts’ death: ‘immigration laws are such a disgrace’

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 21, 2018

President Donald Trump briefly talked about the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts during his rally in Charleston, West Virginia on Tuesday. Trump commented on the arrest of Cristhian...

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University of Iowa responds to news of Mollie Tibbetts’ death

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 21, 2018
The University of Iowa responds to student Mollie Tibbetts' death.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, responds to questions from the crowd at a Town Hall meeting in the Iowa Memorial Union on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017.

Iowa senators echo Gov. Reynolds’ condolences, comments on immigration system

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 21, 2018

The Iowa senators released a joint statement on the evening of Aug. 21 after authorities announced that missing UI student Mollie Tibbetts had been killed. She vanished between the evening of July 18...

Department of Criminal investigation Special Agent in Charge Richard Rahn speaks at a press conference regarding the case of UI student Mollie Tibbetts’ death in Montezuma, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 2018. Tibbetts’ body was found in a cornfield outside of Brooklyn, Iowa, and a first-degree murder charge has been filed.

First-degree murder charge filed against undocumented immigrant in Mollie Tibbetts’ death

Katelyn Weisbrod, Managing Editor August 21, 2018
Cristhian Bahena Rivera has been charged with the first-degree murder of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, who has been missing since July 18.