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A man facing charges related to the death of a Sioux City man will be brought back from Mexico to face charges. Police arrested 24-year-old Ray Avila in Mexico earlier this week. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault causing injury in the death of 31-year-old Pete Johnson after a deadly assault in downtown Sioux City in July of last year. A former lawyer with the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office is the newest justice on the Supreme Court in South Dakota. Patricia DeVaney

052319 532 Congress is trying to get a 17-billion-dollar disaster aid bill to the president’s desk before the Memorial Day recess. But Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst says the Senate isn’t interested in the version of the aid bill the House passed. She says it’s full of partisan antics. Disagreement remains over how much money will go to the U.S.-Mexico border but Congressional leaders say a deal has been reached on aid for Puerto Rico. Iowans recovering from flooding would also benefit. A

052319 504 The Trump Administration has announced another round of payments for farmers, to compensate for lower commodity prices amid trade tensions with China. IOWA Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said it’s needed because corn and soybean prices are below the cost of producing a crop. The first set of payments are scheduled to be made in late July or early August, but the final calculations aren’t set. The payments to individual farmers will be based on the impact trade has had on corn and

052319 432 Congress is trying to get a 17-billion-dollar disaster aid bill to the president’s desk before the Memorial Day recess. But Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst says the Senate isn’t interested in the version of the aid bill the House passed. She says it’s full of partisan antics. Disagreement remains over how much money will go to the U.S.-Mexico border but Congressional leaders say a deal has been reached on aid for Puerto Rico. Iowans recovering from flooding would also benefit. A

052319 404 The Trump Administration has announced another round of payments for farmers, to compensate for lower commodity prices amid trade tensions with China. IOWA Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said it’s needed, because corn and soybean prices are below the cost of producing a crop. The first set of payments are scheduled to be made in late July or early August, but the final calculations aren’t set. The payments to individual farmers will be based on the impact trade has had on corn and

An investigation is underway after authorities say a man shot his wife in western Iowa after mistaking her for an intruder trying to get into their home. The Monona County Sheriff says 48-year-old Jackie Krier had been outside the family home about 3 miles west of Soldier when she was shot Tuesday evening by 49-year-old Brian Krier. Jackie Krier was taken to an Onawa hospital and then transferred to a hospital in Sioux City. A last-minute push to pass a property tax package has stalled in the

052219 532 Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand today has scheduled a Siouxland stop, while another candidate, Kamala Harris, is canceling her events in Sioux City and other Iowa towns to cast a vote in the U.S. Senate, according to the Sioux City Journal. Harris had planned to speak tomorrow afternoon at Morningside College about Sioux City about teacher pay and other issues. However, the Harris campaign said that event, plus others in Iowa on Friday, will not be held, so she

052219 504 A South Sioux City police officer injured in a recent shoot out with a suspect is slowly recovering from his injuries. “I feel like I’m getting better every day. It’s a slow process but it’s getting better.” And, mentally, I’m trying to get the physical part done first then I’ll work on the mental.” That’s officer Brian VanBerkum, a 19-year veteran of the police force. The community of South Sioux City lined the streets when VanBerkum was released from the hospital last week. “It was

The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado with winds estimated at over 120 miles per hour touched down near Adair in western Iowa early this morning. There was one death from the storm. 74-year-old Linda Lee Brownlee died when her home was severely damaged. The weather service says the tornado touched down around 1:29 am. Meteorologist Chad Hahn says it’s rare to see tornadoes at that time of night. 0522hahn: 10 Looking at the tornadoes that have occurred since 1980, less than 5

052219 404 Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand today has scheduled a Siouxland stop, while another candidate, Kamala Harris, is canceling her events in Sioux City and other Iowa towns to cast a vote in the U.S. Senate, according to the Sioux City Journal. Harris had planned to speak tomorrow afternoon at Morningside College about Sioux City about teacher pay and other issues. However, the Harris campaign said that event, plus others in Iowa on Friday, will not be held, so she