Jared McNett

1 week ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jared McNett

The certification of results from North Sioux City's recent election is on pause for just a bit. The official canvass of the votes in the five special election races was set for Monday but two matchups came down to razor-thin margins which yielded recounts.

1 week ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jared McNett

A stretch of Interstate 29, south of the Salix area, is blocked as of 1:09 p.m., Saturday, due to a grass fire. According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, the road block is between Exit 127 (County Road K42) and Exit 134 (County Road K25). Multiple fire and rescue crews have responded to the fire and are still working to put it out. Through 12:52 p.m., winds were registering at around 26 miles per hour with gusts up to about 37 miles per hour.

1 week ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jared McNett

SIOUX CITY — At its annual auction this week, Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools raised more than $1 million. More than 650 people came out for the event which had the theme of "Cowboy Up Crusaders." The auction had a "Fund-A-Cause" that focused on constructing a walkway to connect Bishop Heelan High School to the Grandview sidewalk. That cause raised $46,185. One auction piece, a bronzed sculpture of Bishop R. Walker Nickless' praying hands, went for $70,000.

1 week ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jared McNett |Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY — The fatal shooting of a Hull, Iowa, man by a Sioux City police officer in February was "legally justified," Woodbury County Attorney James Loomis said Friday. Vicente Manzo Hernandez, 30, was shot at about 3:38 a.m. on Feb. 22 in the 200 block of 18th St., after a traffic stop. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

2 weeks ago | journalstar.com | Caitlin Yamada |Jared McNett

SOUTH SIOUX CITY — Doug Koopman, the South Sioux City fire chief, was driving home from dinner at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when he saw smoke coming from a pallet yard on the Old Sawmill Road. "I live in the area, and as my wife and I were coming back from grabbing supper — we drive past it every day — I'm like, 'Hey, there's smoke in the back of that building there, let's go check it out,'" Koopman said. He was quickly joined by South Sioux City Councilman Jasper Kriens, who works nearby.