Siouxland Public Media News

Democrat J.D. Scholten enters race for U.S. Senate contest in Iowa for 2026, will oppose incumbent Joni Ernst

It appears that Sioux City Democrat J.D. Scholten will run for the U.S. Senate seat in Iowa that will be before voters in 2026.

Job Corps in Denison, Iowa to close after federal cuts; Iowa Democrats say Medicaid cuts will decimate rural health care; Vaccination rates in South Dakota are dropping

Food Bank of Siouxland offerings drop & free summer meals program for children in Sioux City.

After several years of discussing a merger, the two hospitals in Sioux City will combine, as UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's will acquire MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center

Woodbury County carries out annual borrowing, now owes $48M on jail; Contentious town hall for Nebraska congressman Flood; Bidder wants to bring TikTok to South Dakota; Okoboji recreation changes

Planned Parenthood in Sioux City to close; Sioux City high school graduation events; Wind turbines in Dickinson County & Measles cases now in Iowa and Nebraska

The Trump administration has proposed to eliminate habitat destruction and redefine harm under the endangered species act.

Thirty entities get MRHD funding: Republican U.S. House advances budget bill with Fenstra vote; One year since tornado killed 5 in Iowa & High asthma rates in Sioux City

Saturday in the Park lineup includes Teddy Swims & Marvis Staples; Vermillion Shakespeare Festival gets funding; Iowa sheriff rejects voluntary agreements with ICE.

Afrikaner families in Iowa, TRIO cuts cut hurt Iowa college studentsm Nebraska budget debate, Wayne State College former president and Iowa gas prices dropping

The Iowa Legislature passed major bills this session limiting eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines and removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.

Officials working on flooding mitigation in North Sioux City, a daycare center in Woodbury County and wind farm details in Dickinson County.

South Sioux City voters cast 59 % percent of ballots against the school expansion measure.

Actions taken by Sioux City Council on DEI, Sioux City School Board for EV buses & Iowa Legislature on eminent domain

Iowa governor race in Iowa widens with Democrat Sand for 2026, possibly Republican Congressman Feenstra

Voters will settle $127 million school bond issue for South Sioux City

The Democratic nominee for Iowa's 4th Congressional District seat for the last two elections is running for a third time.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Governor Kim Reynolds' plan to provide monthly boxes of food for low-income Iowa kids over the summer instead of sending their families money for food.

A special meeting will be held on Wednesday evening in Spencer, Iowa, for people to be updated on the recovery from severe 2024 flooding that impacted the Clay County town.

The first Democrat to declare a campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2026 is a first-time candidate who says he will work to repair the party's relationship with working class voters.

The budget for the next school year for the Sioux City School District is nearing completion, so a public hearing on the financial plan will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the downtown headquarters.

The November 2026 election is still 19 months away, but some Northwest Iowa Democrats are debating becoming candidates for seats now held by Republicans.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed a bill into law banning mobile phone use while driving, unless it's in a hands-free mode.

A recent string of high-dollar financial gifts is continuing at Morningside University in Sioux City.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was at the White House Thursday to watch President Donald Trump sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.