Sioux City

Democrat Catelin Drey beat Republican Christopher Prosch by 11% in a special election held Tuesday in northwest Iowa. The Iowa Senate district voted for President Trump by 10 points in 2024. After last night's victory, Democrats are claiming momentum in a red part of the state.

Iowa cities are receiving significant settlements from chemical companies to address "forever chemical" contamination in drinking water. But officials caution that the funds may not cover all associated costs, as long-term solutions remain uncertain.

Voters in Senate District 1 will cast their ballots Tuesday for either Democrat Catelin Drey or Republican Christopher Prosch.

Kevin Negaard started Sioux City's Miracle League 10 years ago and sought a creative way to continue supporting the nonprofit through a baseball-related fundraiser.

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the lives of students when schools were shut down and events were canceled, including the social rite of passage that is high school prom. A recent event in Sioux City gave graduates the prom night they missed five years ago.

The 2025 legislative session is now over, and Gov. Kim Reynolds has requested a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to limit eligible foods for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Iowa.

A deadly bus crash in Tanzania, Africa, made international headlines eight years ago. Today, the only three survivors — known as the “Miracle Kids” — live and study in Iowa, and are preparing to graduate from community college in Sioux City.

A jury in Woodbury County recently reached a guilty verdict in the killing of a Sioux City man who was Native American. Advocates say the case is an example of how Indigenous people are at higher risk for gun violence and death.

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic first gripped Iowa, many people still struggle with long-term, debilitating health issues caused by the illness.

Family and friends want the public to know more about a cold case in Sioux City involving a Native American woman who was killed in 1992.