USE CAUTION WHEN SHOPPING ONLINE

SIOUXLAND—MANY IOWANS DO MUCH OF THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING ONLINE INSTEAD OF IN MALLS, BUT THIS SEASON IS THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR FOR INTERNET FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT.
MICHAEL BARRETT, INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER AT OMAHA-BASED PAYPAL, SAYS SHOPPING ONLINE CAN BE SAFE AND EASY BUT YOU NEED TO FOLLOW SOME RULES.
FIRST, HE SAYS, CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS…
HE [...]

GIFT CARD INFORMATION

SIOUXLAND—GIFT CARDS ARE A POPULAR CHRISTMAS PRESENT, BUT SHOPPERS ARE WARNED TO READ THE FINE PRINT BEFORE BUYING.
STATE TREASURER MICHAEL FITZGERALD SAYS IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO ASK ABOUT THE TERMS BEFOREHAND.
HE HAS ASKED STATE LAWMAKERS TO BAN THE USE OF EXPIRATION DATES OR FEES ON GIFT CARDS IN IOWA.
IN TODAY’S ECONOMY, FITZGERALD WARNS IT’S [...]

SIOUX CITY LEGISLATIVE DAY

SIOUX CITY, IOWA—THE 12TH ANNUAL CITY HALL LEGISLATIVE DAY WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY IN SIOUX CITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH SENATORS STEVE WARNSTADT AND RON WIECK AND REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTOPHER RANTS AND ROGER WENDT TO DISCUSS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
ISSUES REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE DISCUSSED.
THE EVENT WILL BE [...]

RESTAURANT CRASH

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa—Six people were injured Thursday afternoon when an elderly man drove into a Council Bluffs restaurant after his foot got stuck between the brake and the accelerator. Council Bluffs police say Maynard Ohl, 84, was attempting to pull into a parking space. His vehicle ran over a parking block, sidewalk and tree before [...]

POSSIBLE CAUSES IN WESTWOOD CRASH

SIOUXLAND—The Iowa State Patrol says a driver’s poor health, high winds and a curvy road may have contributed to a deadly collision involving the Westwood High School wrestling team. Bradley Haburn, of Oto, died when his van collided with a sports utility vehicle carrying five wrestlers and a coach on Nov. 8 on Iowa Highway [...]

JANUARY TRIAL FOR RITUAL SLAYINGS

SIOUX CITY—Jan. 13 trial is set for a Sioux City man accused of killing his two stepdaughters. Lawrence Harris Sr. is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the January 2008 slayings of 10-year-old Kendra Suing and her sister, 8-year-old Alysha Suing.
Court records say Harris told police that he had been performing “some strange [...]

GUILTY PLEA TO ICE METH

SIOUX CITY—A MAN WHO CONSPIRED TO DISTRIBUTE “ICE” METHAMPHETAMINE PLED GUILTY LAST WEEK IN FEDERAL COURT IN SIOUX CITY.
37 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY SEAN NEAL OF CARROLL WAS CONVICTED OF ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRING TO DISTRIBUTE METH.
HE ADMITTED THAT BETWEEN 2004 AND JUNE 13TH OF 2005, HE AND OTHERS CONSPIRED TO DISTRIBUTE THE ICE IN THE [...]

ILLEGAL ALIEN PLEA

SIOUX CITY—A MAN WHO TRANSPORTED ILLEGAL ALIENS TO NORTHERN IOWA PLED GUILTY THIS WEEK IN SIOUX CITY FEDERAL COURT.
26 YEAR OLD JOSE TRUJILLO-PEREZ OF MEXICO ADMITTED HE TRANSPORTED FIVE ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM ARIZONA TO IOWA.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, AN IOWA STATE PATROL OFFICER STOPPED THE VAN TRUJILLO WAS DRIVING IN WOODBURY COUNTY AND DISCOVERED THE ALIENS [...]

LEGISLATIVE MEETING

SIOUX CITY—THE 12TH ANNUAL CITY HALL LEGISLATIVE DAY WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY IN SIOUX CITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH SENATORS STEVE WARNSTADT AND RON WIECK AND REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTOPHER RANTS AND ROGER WENDT TO DISCUSS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
ISSUES REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE DISCUSSED.
THE EVENT WILL BE HELD [...]

POT SENTENCES

SIOUX CITY, Iowa—The alleged leader of a marijuana-growing ring in western Iowa has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Phieu Nguyen was found guilty in August of continuing criminal enterprise and six counts of money laundering. David Nguyen, who police say also led the Sioux City pot ring, was sentenced to 11 1/2 [...]