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The Sioux City Council deferred a vote on a consulting services agreement related to the redevelopment of the Badgerow Building for the second time yesterday. There was no discussion among council members before the 4 to 0 vote to further delay the matter. Mayor Pro Tem Dan Moore abstained from voting, citing a conflict of interest. The council is now scheduled to vote on the resolution regarding the consulting services agreement with Chicago-based Hunden Strategic Partners (HSP) on Dec. 16. The

Today, Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment charging President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. About an hour later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an agreement on a North American trade pact, giving a major win to the president amid impeachment. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa took to Twitter to talk about the trade deal with Mexico and Canada. However, Grassley Iowa counterpart Joni Ernst took to Twitter this morning to talk about another issue regarding

Authorities have arrested a Nebraska man they say drove the wrong-way on Interstate 29 in Woodbury County and crashed into another vehicle. Witnesses say 32-year-old Nicholas Diediker of Concord collided with an SUV and continued driving in the wrong direction Saturday morning. The driver of the SUV survived. A Sioux City police officer reportedly spotted the pickup running into a concrete barrier before turning back northbound with its headlights off The president of Nebraska's public-school

As we head into the new year, one of the local issues likely to make headlines; the debate over a new jail for Woodbury County. Woodbury County’s top law enforcer provided Siouxland Public Media News with an update. Sheriff Dave Drew says the county is looking at having the public vote on a new jail next year. “I hope they’re understanding the difficult situation we are in that we are full and we should not let people out that should probably be out.” Sheriff Drew says the current jail was

120619 504 Lawmakers from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota gathered this morning at Western Iowa Tech Community College for the Tri-State Legislative Forum Childcare and workforce retention were on the mind of many state and local leaders. Iowa is often referred to as a childcare “desert.” Lack of childcare can be a deal-breaker for those who want to take a job in Siouxland. Sioux City Democratic Representative Chris Hall said the challenge of childcare will require a number of different

120619 304 Lawmakers from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota gathered this morning at Western Iowa Tech Community College for the Tri-State Legislative Forum Childcare and workforce retention were on the mind of many state and local leaders. Iowa is often referred to as a childcare “desert.” Lack of childcare can be a deal-breaker for those who want to take a job in Siouxland. Sioux City Democratic Representative Chris Hall said the challenge of childcare will require a number of different

'Dark money' ties raise questions for GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa Documents obtained by The Associated Press reveal an outside group founded by top political aides to Sen. Joni Ernst is working closely with the Iowa Republican to raise money and boost her reelection prospects. Some legal experts say the degree of overlap between her campaign and the nonprofit Iowa Values could violate the law. Emails show Ernst fundraiser Claire Holloway Avella asked a donor for $50,000 for the group following

The organization “One Iowa” works to advance, empower and improve the lives of LGBTQ Iowans statewide. This fall, Courtney Reyes was named Executive Director of “One Iowa”. She recently visited Sioux City and talked to Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer about her new post, future goals and her thoughts of inclusiveness in northwest Iowa. Reyes helped host a “One Iowa” event in Sioux City last month that featured Sioux City native Chris Godfrey. Godfrey won a major lawsuit against former

120519 504 Some Republican lawmakers are considering a tax package that could include a sales tax increase to fund water quality efforts and outdoor recreation. Voters approved the increase in 2010, but lawmakers haven’t acted to implement it. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver says he’s considering it for 2020, but it would have to come as part of an overall tax reduction. Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen says many Democrats have supported the tax increase for conservation and

120519 404 Industry officials are praising Governor Kim Reynolds for signing an executive order that all new diesel vehicles purchased for state fleets run on B-20 fuel, which is 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel. Iowa Soybean Association president Tim Bardole of Rippey says three new state snowplows will run on the blend. Iowa’s 11 biodiesel plants produced 365-million gallons of fuel last year. The association says biodiesel supports about 4,700 Iowa jobs. There is a new president of the