Officials with Green Plains Renewable Energy are rejecting a Reuters report this week claiming the company is shutting down a pair of Iowa ethanol plants in Kossuth and Dickinson counties. Jim Stark is Vice President of Media Relations for Green Plains. "We are not closing any ethanol plants," … [Read more...]
National Climate Center says El Nino could impact Iowa’s winter
This is the last week of summer and forecasters at the National Climate Center are raising the odds of an El Nino weather pattern impacting our state soon. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U.S.D.A.'s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says we may see a shift within a few months. "We get into … [Read more...]
Names released in fatal accident near Merrill
The Iowa State Patrol has released the names of those involved in a fatal accident Monday evening on Highway 75 near Merrill. The driver of the first vehicle was 38-year-old Mohamed Abdullahi-Mohamud of Sioux City. Abdullahi-Mohamud was driving a Nissan Rogue heading southbound when his vehicle … [Read more...]
New USS Sioux City warship to be commissioned in November
A date is now set for the commissioning of a new warship to be named after a city in northwest Iowa. The USS Sioux City is named, in part, for the birthplace of Medal of Honor recipient Bud Day. Frank Thorp is the president of the U.S. Navy Memorial and he chairs the commissioning committee for the … [Read more...]
Murder charges now filed against two Decorah men in July attack
First-degree murder charges are now filled against two Decorah men in connection with an assault this summer. Authorities say 18-year-old Dalton Adam and 17-year-old Jacob Seelinger were charged in a July 12th attack on David Hansen of Decorah. The 46-year-old Hansen died of injuries sustained in … [Read more...]
One person dead in accident north of Merrill
At least one person was killed in a two-vehicle, Highway 75 accident north of Merrill last night. Iowa State Patrol trooper Chad Peters says a vehicle with a family of four inside,crossed the center line and struck a second vehicle head-on around 8:50 p.m. The southbound vehicle included a … [Read more...]
Democrats accuse governor of benefitting from Medicaid provider, she calls charge political
The Democratic Party of Iowa is accusing Governor Kim Reynolds of taking campaign contributions from one of the managed care organizations that is benefiting from the privatization of Medicaid services in the state. The parent company of Amerigroup has given $2,500 to the Reynolds campaign, some of … [Read more...]
West Delaware students get chance to learn welding and earn money in high school
West Delaware High School is recently won approval for a welding program as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Registered Apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing. West Delaware will provide on-the-job learning in welding in addition to classroom training in partnership with Henderson Products, … [Read more...]
Sioux City native looks back on career as animator for Disney
Disney animator and Sioux City native Ron Clements visited his hometown during a weekend film festival to chat about his career in animation. Clements spoke about his 45-year career at Disney, working on productions from "The Rescuers" to "Moana". He recalled visiting the Orpheum Theater in Sioux … [Read more...]
Clay County Fair enjoyed a dry 9-day run
One of Iowa's top annual tourist attractions came to an end Sunday. Clay County Fair Manager Jeremy Parsons says the highlight of the nine-day run of the fair was the weather. "I don't know if the Clay County Fair has ever gone nine consecutive days without rain," Parsons said. "The weather really … [Read more...]