Iowa Legislature

Newscast 4.22.2025: Iowa will direct more resources to disaster recovery; Sioux City viaduct modernization takes another step

Bret Hayworth

Storm Lake, Iowa, was the site of lots of storm damage on Friday, April 18, 2025, when all properties were without electrical power in the morning for 10 hours. (Sheila Brummer, Iowa Public Radio)

KWIT Local Newscast

Newscast 4.18.2025: Storm causes heavy damage to Storm Lake, Iowa; Group looks to find reasons for large number of Iowa cancer cases

Bret Hayworth

KWIT Local Newscast

Newscast 4.17.2025: New government starts next week in North Sioux City; Senator Rounds of SD says Americans should buckle up for bouncy economy

Bret Hayworth

KWIT Local Newscast

Newscast 4.15.2025: Much of cut to Human Rights Commission restored as Sioux City Council sets $487M budget with tax increase; Sioux City schools to have $203M budget for 2026

Bret Hayworth

KWIT Local Newscast

Newscast 4.9.2025: NW Iowa Democrats prepare for 2026 elections; North Sioux City elects new mayor & commissioners; Lutheran Services in Iowa fundraises to cover funding loss; Iowa & Nebraska look at changing SNAP foods

Bret Hayworth

The November 2026 election is still 19 months away, but some Northwest Iowa Democrats are debating becoming candidates for seats now held by Republicans.

KWIT Local Newscast

Newscast 4.8.2025: Iowa bills on K-12 school funding increase & banning mobile devices on way to governor; Iconic Sioux City welcome sign to get new life

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 4.4.2025: Budget cuts of Sioux City Human Rights panel could be reversed; Tuition going up in South Dakota public colleges; Changes in bill that would cut DEI in Iowa entities; More work on Denison projects

Bret Hayworth

Mobile devices are an omnipresent item in modern life.

KWIT Local Newscast

Siouxlanders weigh in on schools increasingly limiting mobile device use by students, as some cite "The Anxious Generation" book

Bret Hayworth

Wide ranging medical tasks were undertaken during the 2020-21 coronavirus pandemic.

KWIT Local Newscast

Newscast 4.3.2025: Nebraska officials aiming to get grasp of Long-COVID; Federal cuts impacting LIHEAP & National Weather Service programs; Bill would give protections to Iowans who refuse vaccines

Bret Hayworth

Morningside University is located in Sioux City, Iowa.

KWIT Local Newscast

Newscast 4.1.2025: Morningside University receives another large donation; Property assessments on way to Iowans; Iowa bill could change K-12 bullying definition; Bill advances blocking DEI offices in Iowa counties & cities

Bret Hayworth

A recent string of high-dollar financial gifts is continuing at Morningside University in Sioux City.