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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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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.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during her first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Reynolds took over the governor office in May of 2017.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds condemns immigration system after Mollie Tibbetts’ death

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 21, 2018
Amid reports of Mollie Tibbets’ body found in rural Poweshiek County, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds offered prayers and condolences to the Tibbetts’ family and called for justice in a press release Tuesday.
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.

Missing UI student Mollie Tibbetts found dead, reports say

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 21, 2018

Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who has been missing for more than a month, has been found dead, Fox News and CBS News are reporting. Tibbetts vanished between the night of July 18 and...

Quarterback Nate Stanley poses for a portrait during Iowa Football media day on Aug. 10.

Nate Stanley gives Iowa football a voice for its offense

Anna Kayser, Assistant Sports Editor August 20, 2018

With one year under his belt as the starting quarterback, Nate Stanley has grown into his role as a vital leader of the Hawkeye offense. Stanley’s progression from fighting for a backup position to...

City Council special election candidates shared their vision for Iowa City at the Mill.

5 candidates for single at-large Iowa City City Council seat discuss views in public forum

Paul Elwell, News Reporter August 20, 2018

Iowa City City Council special-election candidates had the chance to tell constituents about their backgrounds and values at a forum Monday night at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. The special-election,...

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Recent data shows high-risk drinking more common in UI community

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter August 20, 2018

Although University of Iowa officials have made strides in recent years in addressing high-risk drinking and substance use on campus, a report recently released from the 2018 National College Health Association’s...

Then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eight Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018.

Senators lose summer break, sort of

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter August 20, 2018

Parting from tradition, Iowa senators are back at work in Washington following the cancellation of the August recess. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said on Aug. 17 that the Senate is working to pass 12...