030220 304 News Worries about a new virus that's infected tens of thousands of people globally are making a mark on the economy of a nine-state region in the Midwest and Plains. A new survey report says the Mid-American Business Conditions Index sank in February to 52.8 from 57.2 in January. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says the softer reading and the economic harm from the virus should concern policymakers. Survey organizers say any score above 50

It's an end of an era for an alumni group at the Sioux City’s old Central High School. The Castle on the Hill Association must leave the building they called home for years. Frank Conkey is a volunteer with the organization. “We have been here for 15 years and really took care of our spaces. I’m sure it won’t be the same.” The alumni association sold the former school to the developer from Woodbine, Iowa for $1 in exchange for a 15-year lease that ran out at the end of the year. A representative

A massive fire last night killed more than 400,000 chickens at a poultry plant outside of Bloomfield, Nebraska. Michael Foods operates the facility that produces eggs. No employees got hurt but the fire destroyed a barn. The National Weather service says the flames were so intense their weather satellite detected the heat more than 22,000 miles above the Earth. Bloomfield is about 75 miles northwest of Sioux City in Knox County. The Iowa Democratic Party has released results of a recount of the

022720 404 Today, the final results of the Iowa caucuses and resolution to the Iowa delegate math that so far gives Pete Buttigieg a slight lead are expected to be released. The Iowa Democratic Party began a recount of 23 precinct locations on Tuesday and expected it to last two days. The recount comes after requests from by Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont. Buttigieg holds a 14-12 lead over Sanders in the national delegates from Iowa,

022720 304 Officials say the condition of two of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Omaha after being evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan has improved significantly. Two of the 15 people being monitored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center were being cared for at the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit because of the severity of their symptoms. The Iowa Hygienic Lab soon should have the capability to test patients for the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly across the world,

The Iowa Democratic Party is expected to release final caucus results today from the caucuses held on February 3 rd . The Democratic Party started a recount of 23 precincts on Tuesday after a request from candidates Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders. Buttigieg had a slight lead of 14 to 12 national delegates over Sanders. State officials have issued a warning for people in Nebraska who recently traveled to one of 10 countries that have experienced an outbreak of COVID-19. They are asking them to

On Wednesday, February 26, Siouxland Public Media hosted a live edition of the Exchange at the Sioux City Public Library. The topic was the Woodbury County jail bond referendum, set for Tuesday, March 3. County residents will decide whether to a 50.3 million dollar bond to pay for a new jail. County leaders and those who work in the jail say it is too crowded and has numerous plumbing, heating and cooling problems. It was built to hold 80 inmates and now it has 230 inmates. We talk about the

022620 504 Woodbury County residents will decide next Tuesday on a 50.3 million dollar bond to pay for a new jail. County leaders and those who work in the existing downtown jail say it is too crowded and has numerous plumbing, heating and cooling problems. At a Siouxland Public Media held a public forum on the referendum today at the Sioux City Public Library, Woodbury County Supervisor Keith Radig was asked about the functions of the new law enforcement facility. “There’s a lot of naysayers

022620 404 Woodbury County residents go to the polls next Tuesday to decide on the future of a proposed 50.3 million dollar bond to pay for a new jail. Woodbury County officials and jail employees say the current jail located downtown across from the courthouse is ridden with heating, cooling and plumbing problems that would cost more than 22 million dollars to fix. Siouxland Public Media held a public forum on the referendum today at the Sioux City Public Library. Woodbury County Supervisor

022620 304 Next Tuesday, Woodbury County residents will decide whether to a 50.3 million dollar bond to pay for a new jail. County leaders and those who work in the jail say it is too crowded and has numerous plumbing, heating and cooling problems. Siouxland Public Media held a public forum on the referendum today at the Sioux City Public Library. Longtime Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew attended the forum. Asked about the need for the new jail, Drew said the jail was built for 80 prisoners