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SIOUX CITY CRASH CLOSES BUSY INTERSECTION

4 days ago | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

DELAYS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREA OF VIRGINIA/I-29 AND GORDON DRIVE THIS MORNING AFTER A SEMI VERSUS PICK UP TRUCK CRASH. SIOUX CITY POLICE SERGEANT MARK HUBERTY SAYS THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 7:15 A.M. ONE PERSON HAS SUFFERED SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE INTERSECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
BOTH DRIVERS INJURED IN COLLISION OF SEMI & PICKUP

4 days ago | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

BOTH DRIVERS WERE INJURED MONDAY MORNING AFTER A SEMI AND A PICK UP TRUCK COLLIDED AT THE INTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA STREET AND THE I-29 NORTHBOUND ON RAMP OFF OF GORDON DRIVE. SIOUX CITY POLICE SAY THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 7:15 A.M. AND ONE OF THE DRIVERS SUFFERED SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. WITNESSES TOLD POLICE THAT THE PETERBUILT SEMI WAS HEADING ON THE I-29 ON RAMP COLLIDED WITH THE DODGE RAM PICKUP THAT WAS NORTHBOUND ON VIRGINIA STREET.
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK MEDIA-THON!

1 week ago | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

THE CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK MEDIA-THON IS UNDERWAY TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH ALL OF OUR POWELL BROADCASTING STATIONS. WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS EVENT, AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN RAISE FUNDS TO PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO HELP LOCAL KIDS AT UNITY POINT/ST. LUKES IN SIOUX CITY. TO MAKE A DONATION, CALL 712-279-3900 OR TEXT CMN25 TO 51555.
BISHOP WALKER NICKLESS ON POPE FRANCIS DEATH

3 weeks ago | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

BISHOP WALKER NICKLESS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT MONDAY REGARDING THE DEATH OF POPEFRANCIS. QUOTE, “UPON THE DEATH OF OUR HOLY FATHER, POPE FRANCIS, I AM SADDENED BY OUR LOSS OF SUCH A KINDAND HOLY MAN WHILE AT THE SAME TIME GRATEFUL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP TO THE CHURCH IN HIS 12-PLUSYEARS AS POPE.”HE SAYS HE WAS HONORED TO MEET POPE FRANCIS IN JANUARY 2020. HE CALLS POPE FRANCIS VERY WARM AND WELCOMING AND AN ATTENTIVE LISTENER.
FATAL CRASH SHUTS DOWN I-29 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

1 month ago | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

SOUTHBOUND I-29 IN SIOUX CITY WAS CLOSED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AT THE HAMILTON EXIT DUE TO A FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH. EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AT 5:22 A.M. FOR A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. SIOUX CITY POLICE SERGEANT MARK HUBERTY SAYS THE DRIVER WAS GOING NORTH IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES. ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE INTERSTATE REOPENED AT 8:15 A.M.
FATAL CRASH SHUTS DOWN I-29 THURSDAY MORNING (Update)

1 month ago | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

SOUTHBOUND I-29 IN SIOUX CITY WAS CLOSED EARLY THIS MORNING AT THE HAMILTON EXIT DUE TO A FATAL TWO VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASH. SIOUX CITY POLICE SAY THEY RECEIVED REPORTS OF A DRIVER GOING NORTH IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE GOING THE WRONG WAY COLLIDED WITH A SOUTHBOUND HONDA ACCORD NEAR THE HAMILTON BOULEVARD EXIT. THE 58-YEAR-OLD MALE DRIVER OF THE WRONG WAY VEHICLE WAS FROM SIOUX CITY AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
MULTIPLE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA WEDNESDAY MORNING

1 month ago | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

THE BLIZZARD AND ITS STRONG WINDS RESULTED IN OVER 4200 MID AMERICAN ENERGY CUSTOMERS LOSING POWER THIS MORNING. AS OF 8:20 A.M. SIOUX CITY HAD 155 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. SEVERAL OTHER AREA TOWNS WERE IN WORSE SHAPE. 1672 CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER IN STORM LAKE, 894 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER IN IDA GROVE, AND 578 IN SLOAN. WHITING HAD 405 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER, ANOTHER 352 IN MOVILLE, AND 187 IN LAWTON.
WELLS ICE CREAM PARLOR CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY

2 months ago | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

TODAY IS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE WELLS VISITOR CENTER AND ICE CREAM PARLOR IN LE MARS, IOWA. VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THEIR SIGNATURE HOMETOWN-BRAND BLUE BUNNY ICE CREAM THERE SINCE THE ORIGINAL CENTER FIRST OPENED ON THIS DATE IN 2000. TO CELEBRATE, WELLS IS SERVING VISITORS SINGLE DIP WAFFLE CONES AND DISHES FOR JUST $1.99 TODAY, THE ORIGINAL PRICE FROM WHEN THE CENTER OPENED.
FIREHOUSE SUBS HELPS FUND FIRE RESCUE SMOKE ALARM PROGRAM

Feb 11, 2025 | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE IS NOW BETTER EQUIPPED TO KEEP COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAFE THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION. MATT SINGH OF THE LOCAL FIREHOUSE SUBS IN THE LAKEPORT COMMONS PRESENTED A CHECK OF $15,023 TO CITY FIRE OFFICIALS TO PURCHASE SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE COMMUNITY: https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FIREHOUSE1.mp3FIREHOUSE1 OC…….AS A WHOLE.
SIOUX CITY SCHOOL BUS INVOLVED IN MORNING CRASH

Feb 5, 2025 | kscj.com | Josie Cooper

A SIOUX CITY SCHOOL BUS WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH THIS MORNING AT THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY 75 AND 22ND STREET. SIOUX CITY POLICE SERGEANT MARK HUBERTY SAYS EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AT 8 A.M. FOR A THREE VEHICLE COLLISION. PRELIMINARY REPORTS SHOW A SIOUX CITY SCHOOL BUS REAR-ENDED A BLACK GMC DENALI AND A CHRYSLER MINIVAN. NO MEDICAL RESPONSE WAS REQUESTED.