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Two people in northwest Iowa have died after a collision between a semitrailer and a pickup truck. The crash happened yesterday afternoon =on U.S. Highway 71 on the north end of Spencer. Authorities say pickup turned into the path of the semi. The couple in the pickup have been identified as 85-year-old Patricia Juber and 86-year-old Harvey Juber. They lived in Melvin. The semi driver and his passenger weren't injured. A Colorado man who threw a cup of water on Iowa Congressman Steve King has

030520 504 The governing body for Iowa’s three state universities is imposing new travel restrictions due to coronavirus. The Iowa Board of Regents is immediately canceling all university-sponsored international travel for all faculty, staff, and students at Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI for 30 days, including Spring Break. In addition, faculty, staff, and students who are already out of the country, are being recalled if they’re in China, Iran, Italy or South Korea. U.S. Rep. Steve King is seeking

030520 404 Fears about the coronavirus have prompted the Iowa Board of Regents is immediately canceling all university-sponsored international travel for all faculty, staff, and students at Iowa, Iowa State and UNI for 30 days, including Spring Break. The board says faculty, staff, and students who are already out of the country, are being recalled if they’re in China, Iran, Italy or South Korea. The Iowa Senate has passed a bill to enhance criminal penalties for abuse and neglect of companion

030520 304 The governing body for Iowa’s three state universities is imposing new travel restrictions due to coronavirus. The Iowa Board of Regents is immediately canceling all university-sponsored international travel for all faculty, staff, and students at Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI for 30 days, including Spring Break. The board says faculty, staff, and students who are already out of the country, are being recalled if they’re in China, Iran, Italy or South Korea. U.S. Rep. Steve King is

A windy day across Siouxland as the region is under a Wind Advisory until 6 tonight. The National Weather Service says winds could reach 50 miles per hour. There is a red flag warning for the rest of the state of Nebraska. That means there’s a potential for brush fires because of low humidity and windy conditions. The medical examiner in Johnson County had identified the body of University of Iowa student David Le. Le, is from Sioux City and was 19 when he was last seen on campus in November.

030420 504 Two Sioux City residents announced today that they would run for the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors. Retired Sioux City Police Department officer Kevin McCormick will run as a Democrat for the District 1 seat in November. McCormick was shot in the head during a routine traffic stop in 2012, then returned to work within two weeks. Republican Keith Radig currently holds the District 1 seat. And A Sioux City teacher has announced his candidacy for an open Supervisors position that

030420 404 A retired Sioux City Police Department officer announced today he will seek one of three Woodbury County Board of Supervisors seats in November. Forty-two-year-old Kevin McCormick will run as a Democrat for the District 1 seat. McCormick was a first-year police officer, when he was shot in the head during a routine traffic stop in 2012, then returned to work within two weeks. The District 1 seat is held by Keith Radig, a Republican from Sioux City. Radig is a former Sioux City

Coming up on The Exchange, several referendums were approved in Woodbury County yesterday after elections were held. One of the biggest was the 50 million dollar bond issue to finance a new law enforcement center in Sioux City. Supervisor Keith Radig says he is relieved the measure passed, but he hopes the old facility will hold up until the new one is finished, which will take around two years. There is a new conference coming to Siouxland that explains the connection between pornography and

Voters in Woodbury County said “yes” to a new jail and law enforcement center. Unofficial results in Woodbury County show 57 percent of the voters wanted a new jail in yesterday’s special election. It only needed 50 percent plus 1 vote to pass. But, it will be a couple of years before the facility is up and running. In that time, Sheriff Dave Drew says there’s a chance the jail’s worn heating, cooling and ventilation systems could fail. “If it does, then I’m making phone calls across the state

Over the weekend it was an end of a 128-year era for graduates of “The Castle on the Hill”. The Castle on the Hill Association no longer resides in the building where members once roamed the halls as high schoolers. Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer shows us the legacy still living in those who attended Sioux City’s Central High. “When you were a senior you were a cheerleader? Yes, in 1960.” Debra Kunze and Joan Dodds, are two of the four Ferguson sisters, who attended Central High back in