Bret Hayworth
Journalist at KWIT/KOJI-FM (Sioux City, IA)
Journo @KWITKOJI. Stringing @NYTimes @FDMessengerNews. Former @SCJ Pop culture faves On RTs, 'Forever in debt to your priceless advice,'as Kurt sang.
Articles
-
1 day ago |
kwit.org | Bret Hayworth
A new program to help people who are homeless with legal issues will soon be launched in Iowa. Sioux City is the place the pilot program will start. The City of Sioux City received a $25,000 dollar grant from the Iowa Finance Authority on Tuesday to launch a homeless court. Neighborhood Services Director Jill Wanderschied says the program is modeled after others across the country, where people can potentially have their minor crimes dismissed.
-
2 days ago |
kwit.org | Bret Hayworth
Governor Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed a disaster relief proposal that would set aside more money for fixing homes and buildings and help the state better prepare for future disasters. The bill sets aside nearly $14 million for fixing damaged homes and for demolishing hazardous buildings. It also adds more regulations for the people who review insurance claims and sets up a fund for preparing for future disasters.
-
3 days ago |
kwit.org | Bret Hayworth
Catholic leaders in the region are mourning the death of Pope Francis on Monday with messages celebrating his leadership and compassion. The Most Reverend Walker Nickless, who is Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Sioux City, in a statement said he was honored to meet Pope Francis in January 2020 at the Vatican. “My brother bishops and I found him to be very warm and welcoming and an attentive listener. He was very encouraging to us in our shared challenges as bishops,” Nickless said.
-
6 days ago |
kwit.org | Bret Hayworth
People in Storm Lake, Iowa, have had a challenging Friday, in the aftermath of a storm wallop that caused extensive damage and put all properties without power. The storm went through overnight, and at about 1 p.m. all MidAmerican Energy power went out for nearly 6,500 homes and businesses. MidAmerican crews were working with downed power lines and broken poles and trees, and estimated that it might be until 8 pm until power was entirely restored.
-
1 week ago |
kwit.org | Bret Hayworth
Last week, there was a vote to select the people who will serve in a new form of government in North Sioux City, South Dakota. As that commission gets set up, two notable meetings will take place on Tuesday, April 22. First, the last meeting of the city council members will take place at 7 p.m. On the heels of that, the first meeting of the North Sioux City Commission will take place about 7:30 p.m., a city official said Thursday.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 3K
- Tweets
- 30K
- DMs Open
- No
The number of Storm Lake homes without power is down to 472, those people have been without electricity for 15 hours.
Newscast: Storm causes heavy damage to Storm Lake, Iowa. First few homes have restored power, but 6,300 still without. *Group looks to find reasons for large number of Iowa cancer cases. https://t.co/kXxOIFVG8c
Newscast: Storm causes heavy damage to Storm Lake, Iowa. First few homes have restored power, but 6,300 still without. *Group looks to find reasons for large number of Iowa cancer cases. https://t.co/kXxOIFVG8c
Attorney says Woodbury County officials unconstitutionally holding man in jail on ICE detainer. @kwitkoji https://t.co/0j669nqtHb
