President Donald Trump

Newscast 1.20.2025: Population growth in Iowa came via immigration; Tribal leaders assess impact of President Trump's new term starting

Bret Hayworth

Donald Trump is shown at an event with Republican leaders, including U.S. Senator John Thune, of South Dakota, in January 2025, 10 days before his second term as president began. (Photo by Trump-Vance Transition committee)

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What's The Frequency: Previewing what may take place with a second Trump presidential term with deportations, tariffs & more

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 11.20.2024: Trump wants Iowan as NATO ambassador; CO2 pipeline officials place proposal with South Dakota agency; Nebraska voters picked Republican officeholders, while backing progressive measures; Storm Lake Fire Department getting $3M in new equipment

Bret Hayworth

Republican U.S. Senator John Thune of South Dakota is shown in a n image from his official Senate website.

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Newscast 11.13.2024: South Dakota's Thune picked as new U.S. Senate Majority Leader; Group cites 3,700 books in Iowa have restricted access after new law; Hospital reopens in Iowa town impacted by spring tornado

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at the Sioux Falls city hall building in June 2020.

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Newscast 11.12.2024: Trump will tap South Dakota's Noem for Homeland Security chief; Departing Woodbury County Auditor bemoans decline in election confidence; U of Iowa receives $10M cancer grant: South Sioux City industrial park could get $750K grant

Bret Hayworth

Mount Rushmore is shown in the South Dakota Black Hills area in this image from the National Park Service.

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Newscast 11.8.2024: Gov. Noem wants to bring fireworks back to Mount Rushmore; Drought expands in South Dakota; First roundabout opens in Sioux City; Nebraska remains heavily Republican in rural areas

Bret Hayworth

People cast ballots and wait in line for their chance to vote at Spalding Park Elementary School in Sioux City, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. (Bret Hayworth, Siouxland Public Media News)

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What's The Frequency: Political analysts dissect the 2024 election that went well for Republicans & Trump, plus abortion ballot measures in South Dakota and Nebraska

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 11.6.2024: Republicans reign, as Trump wins Iowa, all 8 incumbent U.S. House members win re-election in Iowa, Nebraska & South Dakota

Bret Hayworth

Local News

NEWS 1.26.21: Digging Out, School Boundary Change, Ernst on Impeachment, Lower Unemployment, & More

Some spots in Iowa and Nebraska are digging out from more than a foot of snow.The National Weather Service reports 5.7 inches fell at the Sioux Gateway…