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The topic of cybersecurity took center stage at a Town Hall at the Hard Rock this morning. Senior Special Agent from the Omaha office of the FBI Ken Schmutz says cybercrime impact everyone from businesses to individuals. “We want to work these investigations and learn how these adversaries get in and on the criminal side put them in jail and to further protect our infrastructure from these guys.” Schmutz says 70-percent of hackers come from outside of the United States mainly from the countries

082719 504 Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott says today he is running for reelection. Scott has been mayor of Sioux City for 14 years. He is also the owner of a tax preparation business. So far his only opponent is a former ESL teacher and community college instructor Maria Rundquist, who runs a translation business. While there are so far only two candidates who have filed to run for mayor, there are three candidates who have filed to run for a city council seat, and that means there will be a primary

082718 432 It looks like longtime Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott is running for reelection. Scott made the announcement today. Scott has been mayor of Sioux City for 14 years. Former ESL teacher Maria Rundquist, who teaches Northeast Community College and runs a translation business, is the only other mayoral candidate who has filed so far. Also, the Woodbury County Auditor’s office says there will be a primary election because there are now three candidates a city council race. Scott and council

082719 404a Bob Scott announced today that he will make another run for mayor of Sioux City. Scott will have served 15 years as mayor of Sioux City as of 2020. So far, there is one other mayoral candidate. Former ESL teacher Maria Rundquist, an instructor for Northeast Community College who runs a translation business, is the only other mayoral candidate besides Scott who has filed nomination papers so far, according to the Sioux City Clerk's Office. Scott and council member Rhonda Capron are

An accountant accused of stealing nearly $110,000 from a northeast Nebraska church has taken a plea deal. Dixon County District Court records say 46-year-old Michael Pommer, of Wakefield, is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 23. He pleaded no contest to one count of theft. Prosecutors dismissed 14 counts in exchange for the plea. Prosecutors say Pommer took the money from two bank accounts of Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield without church officials' authorization. Court records indicate

The pilot of United Flight 232 is being remembered as a humble man who gave credit to others for helping bring the crippled airliner to the Sioux Gateway Airport. Al Haynes died in Seattle yesterday at the age of 87 just shy of his 88 birthday. Many in the airline industry called it a “miracle” that anyone survived. When he talked about the crash and the response and how they got the aircraft to Sioux City he gave credit to his entire cockpit crew. That’s the Director of Emergency Services in

082619 504 A pending trade deal with Canada and Mexico is generating some bipartisan support in a political climate that is often seen as deeply divided. Former Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack toured the Anderson Erickson Dairy in Des Moines with Sen. Chuck Grassley today. The two say they share a commitment to improving and modernizing trade with Mexico and Canada. 0826vilsack At the end of the day it is the hope of the dairy industry and dairy farmers across the US that we get this ratified before

082619 432 Congress could ratify a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico this fall. Two prominent Iowa politicians from opposite parties hope it does. The new deal would replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, updating some provisions and changing others. Only Mexico has ratified it. Iowa Republican US Senator Chuck Grassley appeared at a dairy in Des Moines with Democrat Tom Vilsack, who served as agriculture secretary under President Obama. And there’s an opportunity

082619 404 A pending trade deal with Canada and Mexico is generating some bipartisan support in a political climate that is often seen as deeply divided. That’s the message from a Republican U-S senator and a former Democratic agriculture secretary. Tom Vilsack toured the Anderson Erickson Dairy in Des Moines with Sen. Chuck Grassley today (Monday). The two say they share a commitment to improving and modernizing trade with Mexico and Canada. Another Iowa Democrat has entered the primary race to

Another Iowa Democrat has entered the primary race to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. “Iowans need a senator who will go against the grain in Washington and do what is right for Iowans.” Mike Franken said in an introductory video Monday that he's "not afraid to stand up for the proud progressive principles that Iowa Democrats share." Franken retired from the U.S. Navy as a three-star admiral in October 2017. His career included ship commands and years in senior policymaking, strategy,