Year ends with new flags flying atop Hotel Pattee
News Desk The eleven flags that flutter in front of the Hotel Pattee were replaced this week, returning a cosmopolitan tone to the 107-year-old provincial landmark. The flags were replaced through the…
December 2021
Truck rolls on icy Iowa Highway 141 Friday afternoon
A vehicle left the very slick roadway of Iowa Highway 141 Friday afternoon, entered the ditch and overturned. A vehicle left the very slick roadway of Iowa Highway 141 Friday…
2021 REWIND: Iowa high school students assigned poem mocking Christian conservatism
Originally published on April 8, 2021 Tenth-grade English students at Hartwick-Ladora-Victor in Iowa were subjected to more indoctrination. All year we’ve seen story after story from Iowa schools — rural…
Snow ordinance in effect in Marshalltown
In light of the recently declared snow emergency in Marshalltown, the city’s snow ordinance will go into effect on Dec. 31, 2021, at 10 p.m. Snowfall is predicted until Sunday,…
Hawk girls looking for a little more offense
WOODWARD, Iowa — The Woodward-Granger girls cagers are 3-5 overall and 2-3 in WCAC play entering the 2022 portion of their season, which resumes Jan. 4 with a visit to…
Urbandale man allegedly threatens son with hammer, gun
An Urbandale man was arrested early Friday after allegedly assaulting his son in an effort to evict him. Shaomin Yao, 57, of 7024 Sheridan Circle, Urbandale, was charged with first-offense…
Winter storm warning issued for New Year’s Day
The National Weather Service in Johnston has issued a winter storm warning for Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight, with 4 to 9 inches of blowing snow possible for the…
The Hybrid: Tyler Cook Is So Severe
The Hyball is a weekly Iowa men’s basketball column Tyler Cook plays NBA basketball like an exclamation point. He may not be the sentence itself, but boy howdy, he can…
Iowa Hires Jim Barnes As New Volleyball Coach
Iowa took its time searching for the right person to lead their volleyball program and on Tuesday announced that they’ve found that person in former Tulane coach Jim Barnes. Introducing…
LIMITS ON CITY FIREWORKS TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR
RESIDENTS OF SIOUX CITY HAVE A LIMITED TIME FRIDAY TO SHOOT OFF FIREWORKS TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR. UNDER CITY CODE YOU MAY SHOOT OFF FIREWORKS ON YOUR OWN…
ASSAULTS AGAINST HOSPITAL STAFF ARE INCREASING
ASSAULTS AGAINST HOSPITAL WORKERS HAVE INCREASED DURING THE PANDEMIC IN SOME LOCATIONS. NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS REPORTED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CAMPUS IN 2020 HAPPENED AT THE…
I-29 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT EFFORT INCLUDES 187 CITATIONS AND 2 DRUG ARRESTS
FIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROJECT FOCUSING ON INTERSTATE 29 IN WOODBURY COUNTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE IOWA PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT, IOWA STATE PATROL,…
FIRE DAMAGES RIVERSIDE HOME
FIRE DAMAGED A HOME IN RIVERSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE CAPTAIN RYAN COLLINS SAYS UNITS RESPONDED TO 1617 WHITCHER AVENUE JUST AFTER 10 P.M.: https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WHITCHER1.mp3 WHITCHER1 OC…….CEILING SPACE.…
HANSEN NAMED LEAD DEMOCRAT ON HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
IOWA HOUSE MINORITY LEADER JENNIFER KONFRST HAS APPOINTED STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVE HANSEN OF SIOUX CITY AS THE RANKING DEMOCRAT ON THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. HANSEN WILL OVERSEE TRANSPORTATION POLICY, AVIATION,…
RAVNSBORG HOUSE INVESTIGATION TO CONTINUE
MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATION EMERGED FROM TWO DAYS OF CLOSED-DOOR HEARINGS ON THE POSSIBLE IMPEACHMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL JASON RAVNSBORG. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE STEVENS OF…