WORKING MAN KILLED AT DAKOTA DUNES JOB SITE

DAKOTA DUNES—Authorities say a Sioux Falls man is dead after an embankment caved in on him while he was working at a construction site in southeastern South Dakota. Union County Sheriff Dan Limoges says the 27-year-old was unloading wall forms into the ground for a basement with other workers at about 10 a.m. Tuesday at [...]

ALZHEIMER’S NUMBERS ON THE RISE IN SIOUXLAND

SIOUX CITY—NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS MONTH AND NUMBERS FROM THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SHOW MORE RESIDENTS ARE FALLING VICTIM TO THE DISEASE.
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, BIG SIOUX CHAPTER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR EUKIE OKWUMUO (YOU-KEY OH-COO-MOE) SAYS THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING AS PEOPLE LIVE LONGER.
SHE SAYS THE INCURABLE, DEGENERATIVE DISEASE NOW RANKS FIFTH AMONG THE [...]

FATAL BOATING CRASH CASE IN SIOUX CITY COURT

SIOUX CITY—A Jackson, Nebraska man accused in a fatal boating accident wants Sioux City prosecutors to hand over evidence that could show Bruce Wright drowned because he was drunk. In a motion filed Thursday in Woodbury County District Court, Samuel Gomez’ attorneys asked a judge for access to Wright’s autopsy report. The 32-year-old Gomez, has [...]

FLIGHT 232 PILOT HONORED

SIOUX CITY—THE UNITED AIRLINES PILOT WHO BROUGHT IN FLIGHT 2-32 TO SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT TWENTY YEARS AGO RECEIVED A LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. LAST NIGHT.
LOCAL AIPORT MANAGER CURT MILLER ATTENDED THE CEREOMONY.
HAYNES BECOMES THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE JOSPEH T. NALL AWARD, RECOGNIZING PEOPLE WHO HAVE [...]

MORE H1N1 VACCINE AVAILABLE IN SIOUX CITY

SIOUX CITY—THE SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THEIR LARGEST SHIPMENT OF H1N1 VACCINE THURSDAY.
CHUCK CIPPERLEY SAYS THE 25-HUNDRED DOSES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO BISHOP HEELAN STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE HIGH PRIORITY GROUPS.
HE SAYS WOODBURY COUNTY HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 13-THOUSAND DOSES, WHICH IS WELL BELOW THE NEEDED AMOUNT.
CIPPERLEY SAYS VACCINES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED [...]

SIOUXLAND SOLDIERS HONORED ON VETERANS DAY

SIOUX CITY—SIOUXLAND VETERANS WERE HONORED AND THANKED FOR THEIR SERVICE WEDNESDAY AT THE WOODBURY COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN SIOUX CITY.
VIETNAM VETERAN RALPH SWAIN SPOKE DURING THE VETERAN’S DAY CEREMONY.
HE SPOKE ABOUT THE FORT HOOD SHOOTING, WHICH RECENTLY RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF 13 SOLDIERS AND THE INJURY 29 OTHERS.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS HELD FOR THOSE [...]

FARMER INJURED IN FIELD NORTH OF LEMARS

SIOUXLAND—WITH HARVEST WELL UNDERWAY, FARMING ACCIDENTS ARE ON THE INCREASE AND A GRANVILLE, IOWA MAN IS THE LATEST FARMER INJURED.
THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL TUESDAY FROM 52 YEAR OLD RANDALL RAY CHRISTOFFEL, WHO SAID HE HAD INJURED HIS HAND IN A COMBINE ACCIDENT AND NEEDED HELP.
HE GAVE HIS LOCATION AS WEST OF [...]

SIOUX CITY JUDICIAL EMPLOYEE FURLOUGH DATES ANNOUNCED

SIOUX CITY—THE IOWA SUPREME COURT HAS ORDERED OVER ONE WEEK OF UNPAID LEAVE DAYS TO MAKE UP FOR STATE BUDGET CUTS.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR LEESA MCNEIL IN SIOUX CITY SAYS THE SUPREME COURT MAY ALSO CALL FOR LAYOFFS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP BALANCE THE STATE BUDGET.
MCNEIL SAYS IOWA’S COURTS WILL BE CHALLENGED IN TERMS [...]

FLU NOT IMPACTING BLOOD DONATIONS IN SIOUX CITY

SIOUX CITY—ALTHOUGH FLU SYMPTOMS HAVE PLAGUED THE SIOUXLAND AREA, THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN SIOUX CITY REMAINS STRONG.
SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK RECRUITMENT DIRECTOR HEATHER MARREEL SAYS AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF BLOOD PRODUCTS ARE ON HAND.
SHE SAYS ANYONE WITH FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS SHOULD AVOID DONATING BLOOD OR BE SYMPTOM FREE FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS.
MARREEL ENCOURAGES YOU TO [...]

SARAH PALIN TO VISIT SIOUX CITY NEXT MONTH

SIOUX CITY—FORMER GOVERNOR OF ALASKA AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SARAH PALIN WILL VISIT SIOUX CITY NEXT MONTH.
PALIN WILL STOP IN SIOUX CITY AND SIOUX FALLS AS PART OF A BOOK TOUR FOR HER NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY, “GOING ROGUE: AN AMERICAN LIFE”.
THE BOOK TRACES ONE ORINDARY CITIZEN’S JOURNEYAND IMPARTS PALIN’S VISION OF A WAY FORWARD FOR AMERICA [...]