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In an effort to support public health and minimize the spread of COVID-19 through social distancing, Western Iowa Tech Community College will extend Spring Break for students through Sunday, March 22 and will transition many of its face-to-face classes to online classes beginning March 23. Select lab-based, hands-on courses that will meet as scheduled starting on March 23 in a face-to-face format. Students should refer to their email several times a day as instructors will be sending out

Officials in Woodbury County say they want the public to be more educated about COVID-19. Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer has the story. So, far there isn’t a local case of COVID-19 but that could change at a moment’s notice. “We want to assure the community we are there monitoring that is a case does develop, we got them tracked.” That’s Kevin Grieme, the Director of the Siouxland District Health Department. He spoke at a news conference at the Security Institute on the campus of

Local health leaders say so far there isn’t a local case of COVID-19 but that could change at a moment’s notice. “We want to assure the community we are monitoring that is a case does develop, we will have them tracked.” That’s Kevin Grieme (GREEM - like Green with an M), the Director at the Siouxland District Health Department. He spoke at a news conference this afternoon with the support of local law enforcement and emergency management leaders at the Security Institute on the campus of

Guitarist Johnny A. is scheduled to hit the stage at Vanguarde Arts on Thursday, April 2 nd . The long-time musician talked to Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer about his career, his early influences and what Sioux City can expect to hear during his solo show "Just Me and My Guitars" A Celebration of British Songbook of the 60s. For more on Johnny A. check out his website johnnya.com .

Health officials in northeast Nebraska confirm the first presumptive case of COVID-19 in Siouxland. The person is a high school student in Crofton, Nebraska who attended the Girls State Basketball tournament. They were transferred to the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for treatment. Because of a potential risk of exposure schools have been closed Crofton, Hartington and Newcastle. In South Dakota, a man with underlying health problems who tested

031020 404 The Iowa Department of Public Health is still investigating the state’s eight presumed cases of COVID-19, and officials say they don’t yet see a need to share details of where those people have been. Seven people in Johnson County and one person in Pottawattamie County tested presumptively positive for the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The Johnson County cases are in people who all went on a recent cruise in Egypt. The Pottawattamie case is in someone who traveled to

Covid-19 Iowa Edit | Remove 031020 304 Governor Kim Reynolds says the state has contacted all 21 Iowans who went on a cruise in Egypt a few weeks ago, after seven of them tested presumptively positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. She says the 14 others who went on the cruise are self-isolated, and ten of them are awaiting test results. And Reynolds says 18 Iowans returning from a different cruise ship on which COVID-19 was detected will be screened before and after

The owner of Marto Brewing Co. and Executive Chef Nick Goodwin talk about beer, burgers and more with Siouxland Public Media's Sheila Brummer.

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is warning that Nebraska could be dealing with the coronavirus outbreak for the next nine to 12 months. He’s urging the public to take precautionary steps to keep it from spreading. Ricketts says the number of known cases in Nebraska has risen to three, but there aren't yet indications that it's spreading. There are also three cases in Iowa. The Plattsmouth school district in eastern Nebraska has joined schools in Fremont and Hooper in canceling classes this week

030620 304 Republican senators from four states that have seen severe flooding from the Missouri River are backing legislation that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change its management of the river to reduce flood risk. The proposal would require the Corps to take steps to reduce flood risks along the lower Missouri River by changing the way it manages the dams and by strengthening levees along the river. The proposal is backed by all the senators from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas,