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State economic leaders announced a former Sioux City golf course as a certified location for future industrial development. The “27 Flags” site is located south of the Sioux Gateway Airport in the Southbridge Business Park. The city bought the 183-acre golf course almost 11-years-ago for almost one-and-a-half million dollars. The head of the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Finance Authority Debi Durham says the certification is a big win for Sioux City. The state of Iowa launched

032919 532 President Donald Trump has issued a new presidential permit allowing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, two years after he first approved the long-stalled project. The permit issued today replaces one granted in March 2017. It is intended to speed up development of the controversial pipeline, which would ship crude oil from tar sands in western Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. A federal judge blocked the project in November, saying the Trump administration had not fully

This spring's massive flooding along the Missouri River has renewed criticism of the agency that manages the river's dams. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says much of the water that created this month's flooding came from rain and melting snow that flowed into the river downstream of all the dams. At the same time, massive amounts of water filled the reservoirs and some had to be released. But many people who live near the Missouri River believe the Corps isn't doing enough to prevent floods

032919 404 Transportation officials say it will take months to repair major roads in western Iowa damaged by spring flooding. State transportation official Scott Suhr says crews were on site Thursday to inspect some of the worst damages on parts of Interstate's 29 and 680, Highway 34 and state highway 2. Suhr says around 25 miles of interstate in southwest Iowa and roughly 14 miles of roads north of Council Bluffs remain closed Thursday afternoon due to washed away shoulders, eroded pavement and

Authorities say human remains have been found along the Elkhorn River in northeast Nebraska's Stanton County. The remains were spotted Tuesday night southwest of Stanton. The Stanton County Sheriff's Office says the remains appear to have been washed out of the river during recent flooding and appear to have been in the water for an extended period. The remains have not been identified, but are not those of 30-year-old Scott Goodman of Norfolk. He was last seen two weeks ago on top of his car

032719 504 Republican Governor Kim Reynolds today signed a bill into law that requires colleges to promote free expression and to avoid attempts to shield students from the speech of others. The new law also bans “free speech zones,” which some lawmakers say infringe on constitutional rights by only allowing expression in certain areas of campus. County treasurers in Iowa abruptly canceled a scholarship program Wednesday that benefited their relatives and employees amid criticism that the vendor

A mistrial has been declared in a northeast Nebraska murder case. Cuming County jurors had heard nine days of testimony surrounding the second-degree murder and other charges against Derek Olson. Prosecutors say Olson and his father, Jody Olson, killed 64-year-old Ernest Warnock more than 2-years ago, at Warnock's home in Rosalie. The judge said the mistrial was warranted because a former Nebraska State Patrol investigator mentioned a lie detector test taken by Jody Olson. The judge says Jody

The Iowa Senate has passed a bill to ban traffic cameras for the third year in a row. Supporters of banning traffic cameras say they violate due process rights and are a money-making scheme for local governments. Senator Brad Zaun of Urbandale, the self-described “poster boy” on this topic, says it’s the right thing to do. 0326zaun1 :12 “I want to make it very clear: our traffic laws are there for a reason. They need to be obeyed. But I have to stand up when our citizens are being taken

Three deaths have been blamed so far on flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries. Two men remain missing in Nebraska. Yesterday authorities found the bodies of two men whose garbage truck was found in a flooded South Dakota river. The men were last seen Thursday driving away from a landfill in Mitchell. Crews spotted a damaged guardrail Saturday on a highway along the James River and later found the truck. The patrol says equipment failure likely caused the crash, but that the