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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

South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg talks with voters at College Green Park in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 2. (Hanna Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

Pete Buttigieg opens field office in Iowa City

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter September 2, 2019

Local volunteers and supporters packed South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s newly-opened Iowa City field office on Monday to hear the candidate speak before his larger campaign stop in College Green Park.  Buttigieg...

Iowa City man accused of incest, sexual abuse

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor August 31, 2019

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Iowa City man on incest and sexual abuse charges. Marvin Ramos, 36, 1619 Vesti Lane, is suspected of incest, lascivious acts with a child, two counts of...

Reports of shots fired on Arthur Street Saturday morning

Reports of shots fired on Arthur Street Saturday morning

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor August 31, 2019

Police responded to reports of shots fired in Iowa City early Saturday morning, according to a press release from the Iowa City Police Department. Two calls reported a series of five shots in the area...

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price discusses the Iowa caucuses in an interview for The Daily Iowan at Prairie Lights on Friday, May 5, 2019. (Jenna Galligan)

Democratic National Committee recommends not to approve virtual caucus

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter August 30, 2019

The Iowa Democratic Party’s plans for a virtual caucus have been axed five months ahead of the Feb. 3 caucus date, prompting party officials to search for a new way to increase access to Iowa’s caucuses. The...

The soon-to-be location of a new Target is seen in downtown Iowa City on Aug. 30. (Tate Hildyard/ The Daily Iowan)

Target coming to downtown Iowa City

Rachel Steil, News Reporter August 30, 2019

Retail giant Target has officially confirmed plans to open up a new store location in downtown Iowa City. The company has signed a lease for a 24,000 square-foot space at 115 E. Washington St. An opening...

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine partakes in a press conference during his visit to the University of Iowa on Aug. 30, 2019. The UI recently received a $115 million grant to launch the TRACERS mission, which will collect data on the interaction of the earth and sun’s magnetic fields.

NASA head talks space exploration at University of Iowa visit

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 30, 2019

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine visited the University of Iowa Friday, where he emphasized space research happening at the UI has down-to-Earth applications, such as how GPS signal and cell phone service...

Meet the first Kid Captain of the Hawkeye football season, Aidan Kasper

Meet the first Kid Captain of the Hawkeye football season, Aidan Kasper

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor August 30, 2019

Besides riding his hover board outside, 14-year-old Cedar Rapids native Aidan Kasper never really got into sports. He prefers crafts such as origami, where he’s learned how to create nearly every animal...

Artist Tilly Woodward holds the book Everyday Joy which explores the process of creating the murals during a meet and greet for the new art instillation Everyday Joy in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Aug. 29, 2019. Over 300 children worked on this project that celebrates the memory of Mollie Tibbetts.

‘Everyday Joy’ murals at Children’s Hospital honor Mollie Tibbetts

Charlie Peckman, Senior Reporter August 29, 2019

Room 1862-1 in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics division was quiet with the lull of conversation Thursday evening as robust fluorescent light illuminated five...

President Donald Trump pauses during a speech at the Iowa GOPs America First Dinner at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines on June 11, 2019.

31 biofuel waivers become topic for 2020 Democrats in Iowa

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 29, 2019

After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved 31 waivers for oil refineries that ethanol producers say destroys demand for corn, support for the president among Iowa agriculture is being tested.  Democratic...

A kitten sits in the kennel with its two siblings waiting for adoption at the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Volunteers call summer Kitten Season since there is usually a large influx of young felines brought for adoption to local animal centers.

Iowa City businesses invited to foster kittens for animal center

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 29, 2019

It’s what the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center calls “kitten season” — a time period of overcrowding, largely because of an increasing number of kittens housed in its facility, as the...

The new location for Public Space One is seen on Aug. 28, 2019.

Public Space One purchases new Iowa City venue

Maddie McCarron, News Reporter August 29, 2019

The artist-led, nonprofit organization for the arts Public Space One will relocate its gallery and print center for the first time in seven years, effective late September and ending by early October.  Public...

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