Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate

Woodbury County land donated to the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation by Scott and Sandra Wendel

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Salix City Council approves initial stages of land annexation into town

Alejandra Perez

Officials in Salix, Iowa, are taking steps to annex about 950 acres of land on the town's north edge.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signs school voucher bill that creates Education Savings Accounts or ESAs.

Newscast 3.21.2025: Iowa Governor supports Trump plan to abolish Dept. of Education; Iowa official says 40 noncitizens voted; Stats show decreased vaccinations by young Iowans

Bret Hayworth

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was at the White House Thursday to watch President Donald Trump sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.

The Auditorium Theater in downtown Sioux City partially demolished.

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Newscast 2.20.25: Demolition in downtown Sioux City resumes; Republicans advance bill strengthening checks of voters' citizenship status; National Endowment for Arts changes grant guidelines

Alejandra Perez

The demolition that had been put on hold resumed today in downtown Sioux City.

Voting takes place in many polling places across the nation.

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News Extra January 9, 2025: Civil rights group drops lawsuit over Iowa election timeline changes; Sioux City gets $4 million to build rental units for homeless people

Bret Hayworth

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a victory rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, on early Wednesday morning, November 6, 2024. (Associated Press photo)

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Newscast 12.17.2024: Iowa presidential electors carry out votes for Trump; Iowa court hearing on whether all ballots must be in English; Meeting on possible lead in Sioux City piping; Midwest governors tout Noem for Homeland Security post

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 12.12.2024: Iowa official wants tweaks to law to identify noncitizen voting; Farm Bill revision may not be done in 2024; Artwork of 19th Century Dakotas indigenous people now in regional museum

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 12.3.2024: Iowa officials suing federal government for list of noncitizens on voter rolls; NAIA national volleyball tourney set to start in Sioux City; Group wonders if water quality funding in Iowa will be overlooked

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 11.4.2024: Early voting tracking highly in Iowa & Nebraska; Harris leads Trump in Iowa poll; Court ruling says Iowa chief elections official can challenge citizenship of voters

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 10.23.2024: Woodbury County Drug Court marks 25 years; Official says 87 Iowa noncitizens have voted in elections; South Dakota special measure on pipeline drawing attention

Bret Hayworth

The place where people can bring ballots for early voting is shown at the Woodbury County Courthouse in downtown Sioux City, in July 2024.

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Newscast 10.4.2024: Iowa voting equipment gets tested ahead of Nov.5; Drought ended, but dry September raises concerns; Iowa lakes to be stocked with trout

Bret Hayworth