SIOUX CITY’S HOAK COLLECTS “CLUNKERS”

SIOUX CITY— IF YOU LISTEN TO THE NEWS NOWADAYS, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO RID THE HIGHWAYS OF GAS GUZZLERS. THE PLAN IS CASH FOR CLUNKERS, WHICH OFFERS A $4,500 REBATE ON A GUZZLER. ERIC HOAK, A LOCAL DEALER, SAYS HE’S BEEN TAKING PART.
HOAK SAYS THE PROCESS, WHILE SOMEWHAT LONG AND TEDIOUS, IS [...]

FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR SIOUX CITY TEEN SHOOTING

SIOUX CITY—A Sioux City teenager has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the shooting death of a friend last summer. Seventeen-year-old Codie Kapaun was sentenced Monday in Woodbury County District Court to five years in prison immediately after entering the guilty plea. Police say Kapaun and 16-year-old Blanchard were hanging out on [...]

185TH REFUELING MISSION

SIOUX CITY—MEMBERS OF THE SIOUX CITY NEWS MEDIA INCLUDING KSCJ NEWS DIRECTOR RANDY RENSHAW GOT A ” BIRD’S EYE” VIEW OF HOW A KC-135 TANKER BASED AT SIOUX GATEWAY RE-FUELS B-2 BOMBERS AND F-16 FIGHTER JETS AT THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND FEET OVER THE MIDLANDS. LT. COLONEL STEPHANIE SAMUNUS SAYS THURSDAY’S THREE HOUR RE-FUELING MISSSION OF [...]

SIOUXLANDERS WILL HONOR FALLEN SOLDIERS

SIOUX CITY—FALLEN SIOUXLAND SOLDIERS WILL BE HONORED NEXT MONTH FOR THE SACRIFICE THEY’VE MADE FOR OUR FREEDOM.
THE FIRST ANNUAL FALLEN SOLDIER MARCH WILL SEE SIOUXLANDERS WALKING NINE MILES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION.
SERGEANT THOMAS PECK WITH THE 1-113 CALVARY, SAYS THEY HOPE RESIDENTS STOP AND GIVE THANKS TO THOSE [...]

GUILTY PLEA FOR SIOUX CITY MAN WITH METH

SIOUX CITY—A SIOUX CITY MAN PLEADED GUILTY THIS WEEK TO METH CHARGES.
37 YEAR OLD ERNESTO ORTIZ-MARTINEZ, AKA GABRIEL JIMINEZ, WAS CONVICTED OF ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METH.
THIS MAY, ORTIZ-MARTINEZ WAS ARRESTED IN SIOUX CITY WITH ROUGHLY ONE-HALF POUND OF METH AND AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN-AND-A-HALF POUNDS OF METH WERE SEIZED BY LAW [...]

SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT RENOVATION FUNDS

SIOUX CITY—THE SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT PHASE TWO TERMINAL RENOVATION PROJECT RECEIVED A SHOT IN THE ARM TUESDAY.
THE $5-MILLION PROJECT INCLUDES NEW RESTROOMS, TICKETS COUNTERS, CAR RENTAL AND BAGGAGE AREAS AND A NEW HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM.
AIRPORT TRANSIT AND FLEET DIRECTOR CURT MILLER SAYS THIS WEEK THEY RECEIVED A NEARLY $627-THOUSAND GRANT, WHICH WILL PAY FOR [...]

MORE COMPETITION FOR SIOUX CITY MEN

SIOUX CITY—A FEW SIOUX CITY MEN HAVE YET ANOTHER OPPONENT IN THEIR RUN FOR GOVERNOR.
BOB VANDER PLAATS AND CHRISTOPHER RANTS, BOTH OF SIOUX CITY, HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNING FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND RAISING MONEY FOR THEIR CAMPAIGN.
CHRISTIAN FONG OF CEDAR RAPIDS ALREADY THREW HIS HAT IN THE RACE AND NOW ROD ROBERTS, A [...]

BRADLEY WILL SPEAK DURING SIOUX CITY CHAMBER EVENT

SIOUX CITY—A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER DURING THE SIOUXLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2009 ANNUAL DINNER.
JAMES BRADLEY IS THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF “FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS”, WHIERE HE TELLS THE STORY OF THE SIX BOYS WHO RAISED THE AMERICAN FLAG ON IWO JIMA.
CHAMBER BOARD CHAIR RITA GRIMM SAYS ONE OF [...]

SIOUXLANDERS WANT GRASSLEY TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE BILL

SIOUX CITY—SIOUXLANDERS RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY’S POSITION ON HEALTH CARE REFORM WEDNESDAY IN SIOUXLAND.
THE BILL WOULD GIVE ALL AMERICANS ACCESS TO THE SAME, QUALITY, AFFORDABLE INSURANCE LEGISLATORS ENJOY.
RICK MULLIN, A SIOUX CITY BUSINESS OWNER, SAYS AFTER GRASSLEY TOLD AN IOWAN TO WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET THE SAME HEALTHCARE, HE DOESN’T [...]

HANSON HAS 30 DAYS TO DECIDE JAKE’S FATE

SIOUX CITY—THE POUND MASTER INVOLVED IN A SIOUX CITY DOG BITE CASE HAS THIRTY DAYS TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT THE DOG OWNED BY THE ARRON ROCHESTER FAMILY IS EUTHANIZED, BUT THE DECISION FROM POUND MASTER GLEN HANSON WILL PROBABLY ISSUED WITHIN A WEEK.
A HEARING WAS HELD THIS MORNING ATTENDED BY 25 [...]