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A long-time tradition in Siouxland is back after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. On May 12, 2021 a news conference took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino detailing this year’s Saturday in the Park Music Festival on July 2nd and 3rd at Grandview Park. News Release from Saturday in the Park: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2021 John Fogerty and AJR to Headline 2 Day 2021 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City’s Saturday in the Park Festival The 2021 Saturday in the Park Main

This week on The Exchange, how the medical victories of the past can help us move forward in dealing with the coronavirus. Today, we hear some little-known stories of medical and scientific innovations that doubled the human lifespan in the 20th century. We talk with the force behind the new PBS Series Extra Life: The Science of Living Longer, Steven Johnson. The series begins this week. Also, science is getting closer to giving people expanded, and some say, superhuman abilities. We talk with

Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa will join a group of Republican-led states ending pandemic-related federal programs that give extra cash to unemployed workers. Reynolds says the state will end the federal boost, including additional $300-a-week unemployment payments. Reynolds says benefits are keeping people from returning the work and are hindering the state's economy — a charge echoed by Republican governors in several other states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina. The

This week is National Police Week with Peace Officer Memorial Day on May 15th. President Biden directed entities across the country to fly their flags at half-staff. He also called upon Americans to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities during a year of turmoil. Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer takes us to one event uniting several generations of law officers for a common cause. A few dozen law enforcement officers, instructors, and police science students left

The number of COVID-19 cases continues to fall in all three Siouxland States. The Iowa Department of Public Health showed no new deaths and about 100 new cases statewide. There were no new cases of COVID-19 in Woodbury County. However, the number of cases did drop by one since yesterday. The 14-day test positivity rate is 3.3%, one-half percent lower than the statewide level. Eight patients are being treated with the novel coronavirus in Sioux City. There have been 228 deaths in Woodbury County

The Sioux City Farmers Market kicked off on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. A downpour of raid didn’t stop a stream of people from checking out produce, plants, food, and other offerings. Siouxland Public Media's Sheila Brummer has more on this rite of spring. The Sioux City Farmers Market continues every Wednesday and Saturday through the end of October from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The Iowa Department of Public Health added 18 more deaths due to complications of COVID-19, and almost 400 new cases with three in Woodbury County. The number of deaths and cases may not have occurred during the past 24-hours as the state does add backdated information. Currently there are almost 190 people hospitalized in the state with the virus with five patients being treated in Sioux City. The 14-day test positivity rate statewide is 3.8%, in Woodbury County the level is 3.5%. The annual

The Iowa Department of Public Health added two more deaths due to complications in a 24-hours period and more than 700 new cases with 15 in Woodbury County and a positivity rate of 3.8%, slightly below the statewide average. Meanwhile, health officials in Winnebago, Nebraska continue to report high numbers of vaccinated tribal members. Currently, 70% have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That rate does not include a clinic that took place yesterday. The Executive Director of

This is week on The Exchange, we talk with the author of a new book tells the story behind the legend of the Whitman Massacre back in 1847, and we a hear A Small Wonder from Jim Schaap that talks about the backstory of Marcus Whitman's wife Narcissa, who, along with her husband Marcus, was killed in the massacre in what is now Washington state. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd last year, several Confederate monuments have been taken down. Today, we talk with a researcher about the

The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would ban state and local governments from issuing ID cards that say whether someone got a COVID-19 vaccine. It now goes to Governor Kim Reynolds for her signature. The bill also says businesses will be ineligible for state-funded grants and contracts if they require visitors to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. There’s an exception for health care facilities, and employers will still be allowed to ask their employees if they’ve been vaccinated