KWIT/KOJI-FM (Sioux City, IA)

KWIT (90.3 FM) serves as the National Public Radio affiliate for Sioux City, Iowa, and the surrounding areas in northwestern Iowa. The station features a blend of NPR shows and classical music. It is owned by Western Iowa Tech Community College and also runs a full-time satellite station, KOJI (90.7 FM), located in Okoboji, Iowa. Notably, KWIT is the largest NPR station in Iowa that is not affiliated with Iowa Public Radio.

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AvKare recalls over-the-counter eye drops after FDA audit

1 day ago | kwit.org | Alana Wise

Pharmaceutical company AvKare has issued a voluntary recall on several of its over-the-counter products for dry and irritated eyes, citing regulatory "deviations" identified during an audit by the Food and Drug Administration. "Health Hazard to the user is unknown," AvKare said in a statement on its website.
Some federal agencies dealing with DOGE cuts feel confusion and concern for the future

2 days ago | kwit.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Andrea Hsu |Kirk Siegler

Reporters have been looking at federal agencies and employees impacted by DOGE cuts from food inspectors to nuclear scientists to firefighters, and the broader effects of the restructuring efforts. Copyright 2025 NPR
Officials working on flooding control in North Sioux City, possible moratorium on wind turbines in Dickinson County & adding day care center in Moville

2 days ago | kwit.org | Bret Hayworth

*The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday debated, but tabled the possibility of an action that would reverse another county panel’s decision two weeks ago to allow a wind turbine project to begin. The means by which to halt the project came in a possible resolution to place a six-year “moratorium on future renewable energy projects.”Dickinson County Supervisor Stephen Dullard was among the supervisors who wanted that measure to be pondered.
South Sioux City voters overwhelmingly defeat $127 million school bond measure

2 days ago | kwit.org | Bret Hayworth

*Voters decided on Tuesday that they did not support a big package of $127 million being spent to improve facilities in the South Sioux City School District. After days of early voting,the school bond measure received anaffirmative vote of only 41 percent. School officials and community members pitched the plan to add modern facilities in the district with growing enrollment and some aging buildings. The enrollment is projected to grow from the current 3,800 to about 4,300 within the next 10 years.
The White House is pushing a big budget increase for the Kennedy Center

3 days ago | kwit.org | Jaclyn Diaz

A House committee has proposed boosting the budget for the Kennedy Center sixfold. It comes after President Trump said the arts center was in "disrepair."
White House welcomes Afrikaners to the U.S., but drops protection for Afghan allies

3 days ago | kwit.org | Quil Lawrence |Tom Bowman

As many as 9,000 Afghan refugees are at risk of deportation, as the Trump administration has ended the temporary protected status (TPS) that allowed them to stay in the U.S. legally. The White House says their country is no longer dangerous for them, a contention that confounds Afghanistan watchers. "It's a death penalty for them if they return," said Zia Ghafoori, who worked as an interpreter in combat with U.S. Army Special Forces from 2002 to 2014.
Sioux City severs minority program after Feds say to halt DEI; Schools EV buses arrive in July

3 days ago | kwit.org | Bret Hayworth

*The Sioux City Council members in their Monday meeting continued steps dismantling long standing programs in order to comply with a federal mandate and to continue getting federal funding. Those actions were taken because the Trump administration has said that programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion must be halted. The latest reversal included a resolution from more than 50 years ago that put in place an affirmative action program for the city of Sioux City.
2026 Iowa governor race gets wider, as Democrat Sand hops in & Republican Congressman Feenstra may run

4 days ago | kwit.org | Bret Hayworth

There was big news Monday in the 2026 race for Iowa governor, as a sitting Republican Congressman may run and a Democrat expected to become a candidate announced he will indeed do that. Paperwork filed with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board on Monday indicates that Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra could run for governor. Feenstra represents the 4th Congressional District in Northwest Iowa.
Big voting measure: $127 million school bond issue for South Sioux City

4 days ago | kwit.org | Bret Hayworth

The outcome of a school bond issue vote on May 13 will determine if more than $100 million will be spent to improve facilities in the South Sioux City School District. School officials and community members pitched the plan to add modern facilities in the district with growing enrollment and some aging buildings. The projected cost is $127 million.
What Pope Leo XIV means for the LGBT community

1 week ago | kwit.org | Courtney Dorning |Tyler Bartlam |Erika Ryan |Scott Detrow

Pope Francis welcomed the LGBT community into the Catholic Church. What will his successor mean for the community?