112519 504 This Thanksgiving week will be a cold and snow one in Siouxland. The whole Siouxland area will under either a Winter Storm Warning starting tomorrow morning. “ Looks like a pretty decent storm at this point. We’ll begin to that move into the Sioux City tomorrow afternoon Tuesday. The snow will pick up through the evening. The heaviest after 6 pm and continue into early Wednesday morning.” That’s Jim Murray, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. He says

112519 404 The National Weather Service is predicting near-blizzard conditions in north-central and parts of northwest Iowa tomorrow and tomorrow night. Forecasters say a storm system will move into the state tomorrow with the potential for rain, freezing rain, and high winds. Jim Murray, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says Sioux City could see between five and eight inches of snow and parts of western and southern Nebraska up to a foot. Murray says you often

(*Shortened audio segment to adhere to website audio limitations) Democratic Candidate for President and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and San Antonio Mayor, Julian Castro, visited Sioux City on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Castro served as a member of President Obama's cabinet from 2014 to 2017. Castro first stopped by the Siouxland Pride Alliance at the First Unitarian Church on Jackson Street. He addressed issues impacting the LGBTQ Community and answered questions. He

The search for a replacement for the Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court Mark Cady will start soon. Cady died unexpectedly of a heart attack a week ago at the age of 66. Cady served on the state’s high court for 21 years and was even in charge of the nationwide Conference of Chief Justices. “Mark Cady touched the lives of so many people, so it was a tragic loss for the state and for the nation.” That’s former federal judge Mark Bennett of the northern district of Iowa. Bennett served on the

112219 304 An Iowa law allowing people to use lethal force to defend themselves doesn’t apply to defendants who engaged in criminal activity prior to the perceived threat, the state Supreme Court ruled today. The ruling reverses an Iowa Court of Appeals’ order in May issuing a new trial to Miguel Angel Lorenzo Baltazar, 21, of Des Moines. He is serving life in prison for the July 2017 shooting death of 23-year-old Jeffrey Mercado. Baltazar maintains he feared Mercado had a weapon and was acting

112119 504 The House hearings on the impeachment inquiry wrapped up this afternoon. Several witnesses came forward and claimed President Donald Trump had asked Ukraine for help looking into the activities of former Vice President and now Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son in exchange for military aid. Siouxland Democratic Senate candidate Michael Franken is a retired three-star admiral who has served three presidents. He is one of five candidates competing for a chance to

The Sioux City Conservatory of Music is tuning up for its annual show Saturday, November 23 rd , in Sioux City. Co-founder of the conservatory Gia Emory talked about the show with Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer. For more information check out the Conservatory of Music’s Facebook page .

Coming up on The Exchange, We remember Iowa State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady, who died unexpectedly last Friday. We talk with District 3b Chief Judge Duane Hoffmeyer about his recollections and also we speak with Des Moines Attorney Roxanne Conlin. And today we hear about some alternatives to building a new Woodbury county jail. And we talk with an expert on what is often called the unfair “adultification of young black girls in American schools. Also, Sheila Brummer talks with the

111919 532 The only remaining plant in the Midwest creating ethanol from the leaves, cobs, and stalks of corn plants is downsizing. POET-DSM has announced its Project Liberty in Emmetsburg will lay off nearly half its staff and focus on research and development. DSM North America president Hugh Welsh says the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard. That’s the 2007 law that sets the amounts of biofuels that should be sold annually. Welsh says the

111919 432 Students from Dennison are calling for an outside investigation into diversity and racism in their school. Denison Community Schools is looking into a high school teacher’s use of a racial slur in class discussions. A group of students walked out of their classes this morning and stood near the school’s driveway. Some held up signs denouncing racism. Senior Joel Bonilla was in one of the classes where teacher Crystal Holt recently said the “n” word. He says Denison is a very diverse