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100319 404 Republican US Senator Joni Ernst is refusing to pass judgment possible wrongdoing by President Donald Trump but said yesterday Congress needs to investigate any allegations of corruption. Ernst was at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City yesterday morning, talking with high school students about leadership. Ernst was asked about the possible impeachment of the president. She said the Senate Intelligence Committee will take the process seriously because all forms of corruption need to

100319 news Republican US Senator Joni Ernst says anytime there is corruption or fraud, the Congress needs to combat it. Ernst was in Sioux City yesterday (Thursday) talking about leadership with high school students at Briar Cliff University. Ernst was asked about the impending impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Without passing judgment on the case, Ernst said the Senate Intelligence Committee will look at the evidence in the impeachment process in a bi-partisan manner.

The initial appearance for a man charged with killing a pastor in Fort Dodge has been pushed back until tomorrow. Thirty-six year old Joshua Pendleton was charged with robbery and first-degree murder for the death of Rev. Allen Henderson. Officers found Henderson at St. Paul Lutheran Church. He was pronounced dead at a hospital in Fort Dodge. Television station WHO-TV in Des Moines posted video this morning showing the suspect, Joshua Pendleton getting angry and pounding his fist on a nearby

100219 504 Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says until the U.S. House votes on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, she’s not convinced there’s a case. Reynolds is an honorary state chairwoman of Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. Reynolds says the House should focus on issues such as a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. Reynolds says she’s still waiting to see a biofuel policy agreement from the Trump administration. Farmers and ethanol producers have been hoping for a

100219 404 Republican Governor Kim Reynolds says she won’t yet weigh in on the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Reynolds says she’s waiting for the U.S. House of Representatives to specify the charges against the president. Really until they take a vote and I know what they’re accusing him of, I don’t think there’s anything there. So there are procedures they have to follow and I’m not sure that’s been followed yet so right now I’m not going to weigh in because what are the charges they

100219 304 Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has not yet seen a document outlining how the Trump Administration may address farmers’ fury over ethanol waivers granted to oil refineries. Bloomberg and Reuters are reporting President Trump is expected to sign-off on the deal Friday and make the details public next week. Reynolds was in the Oval Office a month ago, arguing for a policy that will increase federal biofuel production and blending requirements. The oil industry has been pressing for

Coming up on The Exchange, we talk with Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill about next week’s primary election. Gill also addresses new changes in Iowa’s voter ID law. Also, a new exhibit at the SC Art Center’s hands-on gallery and more. We will learn about a new effort to understand the immigrant experience in Siouxland and learn about the legacy of a lynching that took place in Omaha a century ago. We will preview Riverssance which is coming up this weekend in Riverside Park.

100119 504 A Polk County judge has ruled the state of Iowa can require voters to show an ID at the polls but struck down other parts of the 2017 voting law as unconstitutional. Judge Joseph Seidlin struck down a provision that prevents the state from sending special voter ID cards to many Iowans. He also rejected the part of the law allowing county auditors to reject an absentee ballot request if a voter’s signature doesn’t match other county records. But Seidlin upheld a requirement for voter

100119 304a A Polk County judge has ruled the state can require voters to show an ID at the polls, but he struck down other voting law changes dealing with absentee ballots. The League of United Latin American Citizens and an Iowa State University student challenged sweeping voting law changes passed by Republican lawmakers in 2017. They argued the voter ID requirement could prevent young, elderly, poor, and people of color from voting because these groups are less likely to have driver’s

093019 504 Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer will speak in two campaign events on Wednesday. Steyer has been vocal in his efforts to impeach President Donald Trump, and he is now making his first campaign stops in Northwest Iowa. At 9 a.m., Steyer will speak at Hardline Coffee Co., in Sioux City, and at 12:45 p.m. at Better Day Coffee, in Storm Lake, Iowa. The governor has announced the State of Iowa’s last fiscal year ended with a surplus of nearly $290 million. The state’s 12-month