Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is allowing bars and night clubs to reopen tomorrow in four of the six counties where they’ve been closed because of high coronavirus rates. Bars in Polk, Linn, Black Hawk and Dallas counties can reopen at 5:00 pm tomorrow Wednesday. Bars in Story and Johnson counties—the homes of Iowa State University and the University of Iowa—must remain closed for now. For the past several weeks, the White House Coronavirus Task Force has recommended that Iowa close bars in the

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Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, the U.S. Ambassador to China, will step down early next month. This will end a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the world’s two largest economies. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing says Branstad confirmed his decision in a phone call with President Donald Trump last week. It did not give a reason for his departure. Trade relations soured under Trump, and other disputes followed over technology, human rights and the

A Sioux City man faces charges of 1 st Degree Murder and Willful Injury after a double stabbing in Sioux City overnight. First responders found a 37-year-old man and 43-year-old woman with several stab wounds. Both went to MercyOne where the man died and the woman is being treated for serious injuries. The suspect was found about an hour-and-a-half later walking near 21 st and Nebraska near the location of the suspected attack. Fifty-four-year-old Michael Landrum is behind bars this afternoon at

The state of Iowa today is reporting more than 850 new cases of the coronavirus this morning and three new deaths. Iowa has had more than 71 thousand cases of the virus and more than 12 hundred deaths. Woodbury County Iowa reports 38 new cases of the cor0navirus and a total of 58 deaths, with no further deaths, and a total of over 44 hundred cases since the start of the pandemic.

091020 304 News Today Nodland Elementary School moved a second grade class to emergency response virtual learning, after multiple individuals from one classroom either tested positive for COVID-19 or experienced symptoms. The Sioux City Community School District says it plans to return the class to on-Site Learning on Wednesday, September 23. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is urging Des Moines school officials to come up with a plan for returning to class that complies with state law. This week, a Polk

The last remaining logo for Sue Bee Honey was removed from the headquarters of the Sioux Honey Association this summer. The image shows a Native American woman and adorned the side of the building along Lewis Boulevard in Sioux City for the past 50 or so years. Mark Mammen is the president and CEO of the Sioux Honey Association. He talks to Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer about the Sue Bee Logo change, the cooperative and about protecting the honey bee.

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of almost 1,200 in the state of Iowa since the start of the pandemic. More than half were residents of long-term care facilities including a Siouxland man, Chris Mennen. Chris had Down Syndrome and lived in Sanborn at Prairie View Nursing Home; the site of an outbreak. Chris died on August 6, 2020 at the age of 62 of repiratory failure and COVID-19 infection. His sister, Mary Sue Moore, who lives in Milford shares details of his inspiring life. She also wants

The abuse and starvation death of 16-year-old Sabrina Ray might have been prevented if Iowa's Department of Human Services workers had been more diligent and shared information more efficiently. That's according to a report released today from the state ombudsman.

The Sioux City Community School District reports a dozen positive cases of COVID-19 from students and staff this week. Five students and seven staff members, according to a weekly update. A news release says Siouxland District Health conducted contact tracing and anyone in close contact has been told to self-isolate or quarantine. School officials will not talk about specific cases or schools impacted. The district plans to resume fulltime in-class learning for students starting next week.