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                        Amid the government shutdown, the Trump administration says it will restart Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, but it will only pay half of the amount people normally receive.
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                        Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the state will provide interim support for Iowa’s food banks and pantries if the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits end on November 1st.
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                        On Monday, Crystal Rhoades announced her candidacy for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, which will be vacated by Representative Don Bacon, who has decided to retire from public service.
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                        A recent string of high-dollar financial gifts is continuing at Morningside University in Sioux City.
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                        Sioux City School District officials have offered a lesser amount of teacher salary increases for next year than those sought by teachers through their employee union.
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                        072519 404 Many Iowa farmers are finding out how much money they’ll get from the federal government’s second round of payments, to help them weather…
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                        051519 532Tyson Foods claims a federal meat inspector lied about inspecting thousands of hogs at its Storm Lake, Iowa, plant. The Sioux City Journal…