Another 12 people with COVID-19 have died in Iowa, and there have been an additional 2,663 confirmed cases, the state reports today. At 10 a.m. today, the state reported 1,091 total COVID-19-related deaths, an increase of 12 deaths since yesterday, according to the state's Coronavirus.Iowa.gov website. There have been a total of 62,031 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Iowa so far. The state says changes in the way it reports data have caused spikes in positive data rates. Before the changes,

304 news 082720 Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds has closed all bars, breweries, and nightclubs in six Iowa counties with a coronavirus case spike.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she is allocating $100 million in federal funds to help livestock producers, the biofuels industry, beginning farmers and small-scale meat processors recover from the coronavirus pandemic. As many Iowa farmers deal with the impact of a massive storm and continue to suffer from lower demand for corn and soybeans and extremely low prices, Reynolds says she will use money from the federal CARES Act to programs to help agriculture related businesses and farmers. Included

Today most Sioux City Community School students were back in school for the first since Friday, March 13 th , when schools across Iowa were shut down because of the Coronavirus. Students returned to school using a hybrid modely. This morning school superintendent Paul Gausman welcomed students at Bryant Elementary school. “Feels a little different this year. We still are running our buses and opening all of our schools, but we are doing so with only half the students at each time, so that we are

Another nine people with COVID-19 have died in Iowa, and there have been an additional 492 confirmed cases. At 10 a.m. today, the state was reporting 1,048 total COVID-19-related deaths, according to the state's Coronavirus.Iowa.gov website. More than 57 thousand Iowans have tested positive for the virus. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that she has allocated approximately $100 million of federal CARES Act relief funds. The funds will cover a range of agricultural programs to offset the impact

The rate of positive cases of COVID-19 continues to climb in Plymouth County. The state of Iowa coronavirus website shows a 14-day positive test result of 20.8%. Anything exceeding 15% allows a school district to apply for virtual learning. Due to the increase, at least three schools in Plymouth County have pushed back their school start dates. The Floyd Valley Health Department reports Marcus, Meriden, Cleghorn, Remsen-Union and Remsen St. Mary’s were to start Monday, but will now start on

The Iowa Department of public health reports four more deaths due to complications of COVID-19 and more than 800 new cases in 24-hours. More than 54,000 Iowans have tested positive. There have been 1,017 deaths. Siouxland District health reported 3,884 positive cases of COVID-19 in Woodbury County as of 9 this morning. That is an increase of 16 people in one day. The number of deaths remains at 54. The two week positivity rate is almost 8%. That is half way to the threshold for school district

American Airlines is dropping flights to 15 U.S. cities including Sioux City in October, when a federal requirement to serve those communities expires. Local officials say for now the move is only temporary starting on October 7 th and travel could resume on November 3 rd . “It’s a very important component of business and business development and economic development and it is key to quality of life. And, it’s very, very important to have good air service in multiple directions. We just want to

304 082020 American Airlines says today it will stop providing service at Sioux Gateway Airport effective Oct. 7. It’s one of 15 markets the airline is cutting due to low demand and the expiration of CARES Act funding. United Airlines will begin flying daily from the airport to Denver beginning October 14 th . Governor Kim Reynolds announced today that assistance for homeowners under the federal disaster declaration would be approved by President Trump by this afternoon. It would provide funding

President Donald Trump has promised to approve $180 million in aid for damaged Iowa homes and infrastructure and additional funding for farmers who were affected by an unusually powerful storm that tore through the state last week. Governor Kim Reynolds requested $4 billion. The Iowa National Guard also mobilized troops from across the state, including here in Sioux City. SPM’s Sheila Brummer has more. Students attending Sioux City Community Schools next week will see fewer students in the