432 news 062420 The Sioux City Public Museum, the Sioux City Art Center, and the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center have all announced plans today to reopen to the public on July 7. All of the facilities had been closed since March due to COVID-19 concerns. Each will have new hand sanitizing stations and will require social distancing. Facility personnel will be required to wear face masks. Visitors are also encouraged to wear masks. And, because of the coronavirus, the Sioux City

This fall, Sioux City public school students could be attending class in-person, use a hybrid model or learn online. That was the decision made at the meeting of the Sioux City Community School Board Monday. The board approved a “Return to Learn” plan for this fall. Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 closed schools in mid-March, and they never reopened. The spread of the coronavirus would determine the level of in-person schooling. Board president Jeremy Saint said the vote for a “skeleton”

On The Exchange this week we talk with Sioux City Communty Schools Superindent Paul Gausman about the district's "Return to Learn" plan approved by the school board this week. It calls for in-person, virtual and hybrid learning plans, depending on the status and spread of COVID-19. The coronavirus is surging in one of the most popular summer vacation spots in Iowa. In Dickinson County cases have increased exponentially since Memorial Day. We talk with 21 year old who says she caught the virus

A new task force is being put in place to fight racial injustice and to help develop police reform in Iowa after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Equity Task force will be a joint effort with law enforcement and the NAACP and includes representatives from across the state. Local members are Sioux City Chief Rex Mueller, Ike Rayford of the President of the local NAACP and Unity in the Community Founder Monique Scarlett. Siouxland District Health reports nine new positive cases of

Dickinson County is one spot in Iowa seeing a surge of COVID-19. The popular vacation area saw just seven cases before the Memorial Day Weekend. Just four weeks later, there were more than 200 people infected. Information from the state coronavirus website on Tuesday showed 211 positive cases and two deaths. Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer talked to a young adult who says people of all ages need to heed health advice. Annie Krage’s first symptoms of the coronavirus appeared last Saturday

The Sioux City Police Department recently expanded services to partner with mental health producers and other organization to better respond to people with mental health issues. Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer talked to Officer Andrew Dutler and Nicky Eaton with Siouxland Mental Health Center. Eaton is also the Program Director of the Sioux Rivers Regional Assessment and Stabilization Center and MCAT Program that started working with the Sioux City Police Department since November. She

Two more people have died over a 24-hour period in the state of Iowa due to complications of COVID-19 for a total of 688 deaths. More than half were residents of long-term care facilities. There are five additional cases in Woodbury County out of 121 new tests and 42 deaths. There are now 3,077 confirmed cases in Woodbury County and 1,757 in Dakota County with four new confirmed cases and 34 deaths. Sioux City’s two hospitals reported a small uptick in patients being treated for COVID-19.

This fall, Sioux City public school students could be attending class in-person, use a hybrid model or learn online. That was the decision made at the meeting of the Sioux City Community School Board last night. After a lengthy presentation, the board approved a “Return to Learn” plan for this fall. Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 closed schools in mid-March and they never reopened. The spread of the coronavirus would determine the level of in-person schooling. Board president Jeremy Saint

One more death was reported in the Sioux City metro area on Monday due to COVID-19. The Dakota County Health Department isn’t releasing information about the person’s age or gender. There have been a total of 34 deaths and 1,753 positive cases. There were no new cases in Dakota County. Siouxland District Health reported 8 new positive cases for a total of 3,068 according to the Iowa coronavirus website. There have been 42 deaths. There are 117 positive cases in Union County. Tonight, the Sioux

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported three additional deaths in 24 hours due to COVID-19 for a statewide total of 681 people and almost 400 additional cases. The current total is almost 25,300 positive cases. There were almost one dozen new cases of COVID-19 reported in Woodbury and Dakota counties on Friday for a total of 3,052 in Woodbury County and 1,751 in Dakota County. There have been a total of 75 deaths. There are still 113 cases in Union County and no deaths. The state