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071519 4:04a It’s a busy week for Presidential candidates in Siouxland. Tomorrow, the former Vice President Joe Biden plans to discuss rural health care in Le Mars. He’s also holding a community event tomorrow night in Sioux City. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has scheduled a Town Hall at Morningside College for Thursday night. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker plans to discuss environmental justice at an event on Thursday night at the downtown Sioux City Public Library. On Friday, at the

Heat and humidity creating uncomfortable conditions for parts of Siouxland. There’s a heat advisory until 9 p.m. for Woodbury, Plymouth, Sioux, Lyon, Dixon, Dakota, and all of southeast South Dakota. With higher dewpoints today the heat index will make it feel like 104 degrees in some spots. The National Weather Service says because of the advisory make extra precautions to stay safe. Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending the Affordable Care Act, challenging not just President

071219 5 32 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will make two stops in Northwest Iowa when he returns to campaign in the Hawkeye state. Biden, a former vice president, will attend a multi-candidate forum in Des Moines on Monday, and his campaign has slated other stops, including Sioux City and Le Mars on Tuesday. At 3 p.m. that day he will discuss rural health care issues in a Le Mars location to be determined, then will speak at 6 p.m. in a Sioux City community event at a location also

071219 504 Iowa has its first confirmed human case of West Nile virus this year. The Iowa Public Health Department said Friday the Audubon County man is 61 to 80 years old and has recovered. the department's medical director Dr. Caitlin Pedati says that until the state's first hard frost, being outside means there's a risk for West Nile virus infection from mosquitoes. 104 Iowans were diagnosed with West Nile virus last year and nine died. The state supreme court says Nebraska's corrections

071219 432 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will make two stops in Northwest Iowa when he returns to campaign in the Hawkeye state. Biden, a former vice president, will attend a multi-candidate forum in Des Moines on Monday, and his campaign has slated other stops, including Sioux City and Le Mars on Tuesday. Iowa officials have reported the state's first confirmed human case of West Nile virus. The Iowa Public Health Department says the man lives in Audubon County, is 61 to 80 years

071219 404 Iowa officials have reported the state's first confirmed human case of West Nile virus this year. The Iowa Public Health Department said Friday the man lives in Audubon County, is 61 to 80 years old and has recovered. the department's medical director Dr. Caitlin Pedati says that until the state's first hard frost, being outside means there's a risk for West Nile virus infection from mosquitoes. Experts say most people who are infected have no symptoms or experience only mild, flu

Authorities say one man was fatally stabbed and another wounded in a fight in Sioux City last night. Both men, who were taken to the hospital for treatment. One was released after his treatment. Police have not released his name. The other man was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police identified him as 45-year-old Eleazar Lopez-Martinez. He lived in Sioux City. No arrests or charges have been announced. A caseworker accused of beating a client in northwest Iowa has pleaded not guilty. Court

071119 504 Top Republican lawmakers at the Iowa Capitol have denied a request from Democrats to start a special committee to study the state’s medical-marijuana program. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds vetoed a bipartisan bill this year that would’ve allowed for more potent medical marijuana products. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver says medical marijuana will be at the forefront of the 2020 legislative session, but he says a special committee isn’t necessary. State regulators could soon

071119 432 State regulators will vote later this month on rules for sports betting, fulfilling a law passed this year by the legislature. If the guidelines are adopted by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, the first wagers could be made as soon as mid-August. Most of the rules cover casinos and companies that contract sports betting technology. They explain how companies should apply for a license with the state and regulators’ expectations for keeping information systems secure. The rules

071119 404 The Iowa Supreme Court will hear an appeal of the judicial nomination law. The lawsuit challenges a new state law that changed the way some judges are selected in Iowa. A state court judge last month dismissed the lawsuit filed by a group of lawyers and Democratic lawmakers against Gov. Kim Reynolds, saying they didn't have legal standing to challenge the law. The new law gave the governor an additional appointment to the 17-member state judicial nominating commission, meaning the