Caitlin Yamada

Siouxland residents came out to Pearl Street Park in downtown Sioux City on Saturday for a memorial walk dedicated to conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was assassinated in Utah last month.

Ron Wieck has been appointed to serve as the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center Authority's representative during mediation, despite the public asking for Mark Nelson.

Multiple citizen-run fundraising campaigns have popped up after the Sioux City Community Schools announced it has nearly $80,000 in unpaid lunch debt.

Briar Cliff University announced Thursday it reached a $10 million fundraising goal for its Foundations for the Future Comprehensive Campaign.

The Woodbury County supervisors approved a new ordinance regulating nuclear energy in the county after hearing from a dozen community members opposing nuclear energy in the county.

The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday held the second hearing on new nuclear energy and nuclear waste storage center ordinances.

The attack occurred between April 21 and May 16 and a "limited amount of data was potentially accessed and acquired," according to the Sioux Center university.

The low bid for repairs to the North High and West High School pools came in more than $200,000 over the estimated costs, causing the district to reject the bids.

THE MINI: I thought the "Big Beautiful Bill" was going to cut spending. If so, why is it raising the deficit $3 trillion? I guess the GOP forgot about being conservative. You create tax cuts by cutting spending, not increasing it. -- Dennis Pine, Sioux City

The Iowa Senate advanced legislation that would prohibit local governments and community colleges from using funds to hire diversity, equity and inclusion officers or employees.

Access to free or low-cost birth control for thousands of Iowans may be in jeopardy due to federal funding of Title X family services being withheld by President Donald Trump’s administration, Iowa clinics warn.

Jennifer Gomez, former human resources director for the Sioux City Public Schools, has entered into a settlement agreement with the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners in which she agrees to accept a public reprimand for an alleged ethics violation.

Tensions flared Thursday at a Mason City town hall as Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson was booed, heckled and shouted at as she defended President Donald Trump's agenda.

Twelve of the positions de-funded on Tuesday were in the county conservation department and one was from building services. Previously, the county's conservation department director Dan Heissel said they had several positions that they were not able to hire due to the low starting rate.

Since Briar Cliff University President Matthew Draud took office on July 1, 2024, the college on the hill has seen quite a few new development.

The Curt and Linda White Family Trust has donated $2.5 million to Morningside University for various campus initiatives.

The Sioux City Community School District and former Human Resources Director Jen Gomez signed a separation agreement in August, with the stipulation that the district planned to file a complaint with the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners against her.

Siouxland Christian School has announced plans to build a new secondary school. The private school is raising $11 million for a portion of a new secondary school, located across the street from their current location.

Morningside receives additional gift for new business school

Briar Cliff University is eliminating their doctor of occupational therapy program "due to persistently low enrollment and challenges in sustaining the program." The school is pursuing partnerships with other institutions to provide transfer options.