Authorities in northwest Iowa are investigating two fatal car crashes that occurred within 30 miles of each other on Friday. Sheriff's deputies in Kossuth County received a report of a single-vehicle accident about two miles east of Burt around 6:30 Friday morning. Upon arrival Deputies found … [Read more...]
Denison teacher placed on leave over use of ‘n’ word in class
A Denison High School teacher has been placed on administrative leave after students complained the teacher used the "n" word in the classroom. Crystal Holt said she had divided students into juries, to discuss a court case involving the death penalty, and they were making poster boards about the … [Read more...]
Dyslexia task force recommends online training for all teachers
A dyslexia task force is submitting recommendations to Iowa lawmakers today designed to improve instruction for kids with the common learning disability and other struggling readers. Task force member Katie Greving says the group conducted a survey of Iowa teachers, parents, students and … [Read more...]
New ‘Iowa’s Ride’ won’t be at same time as RAGBRAI
The former RAGBRAI organizers who've been planning a competing event have changed the dates of their week-long bike ride across the state so that it no longer happens at the same time as RAGBRAI. Former RAGBRAI director T.J. Juskiewicz says the timing of "Iowa's Ride" was changed after some bike … [Read more...]
Governor says Japan trade trip went well
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds just returned from a trade mission to Japan. Reynolds talked about the mission during an event in Sioux County. "As we met with the different individuals that are marketing our products, they saw a lot of potential for us to not only capture some new market share, but … [Read more...]
Sioux Center company awarded grant to expand rural broadband coverage
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a seven million dollar grant today to Premier Communications of Sioux Center to expand broadband internet to rural areas of northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Iowa U.S.D.A. Rural Development Director Grant Mienke was part of the announcement at … [Read more...]
Delaware County chosen for workforce pilot program
Northeast Iowa's Delaware County is the pick for a pilot project to boost the rural workforce through an initiative from the Iowa Workforce Innovation Network team, known as i-WIN. Working with the Iowa State University Center for Industrial Research and Services, or CIRAS, officials met in … [Read more...]
March of Dimes says premature births are up in Iowa
A report from a nonprofit group shows nearly one in ten Iowa babies were born premature this year. That's up from 9.2 percent last year and is the highest rate in a decade. Plus, the rate is much higher for babies born to black mothers. Stacey Stewart, president of the March of Dimes, says one … [Read more...]
Woodbury County Jail no longer posting inmate photos after social media comments
Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew says mug shots from the county jail will no longer be publicly sown on the jail's website. Drew says the decision was prompted by complaints about the mugshots being shown on a Facebook page called "Lock Up Sioux City." "We had nothing to do with it -- but what … [Read more...]
FBI investigating threat to Benton Community School District
All classes and activities are canceled through Sunday after a threat was made against a northeast Iowa school district. Officials with the Benton Community School District say they're working with the FBI to find whoever is responsible for the threat, though they're not saying how it was … [Read more...]