Sioux City Journal

The Sioux City Journal serves as the daily newspaper and online platform for Sioux City, Iowa. Established in 1864, it provides news coverage for northwestern Iowa, as well as parts of Nebraska and South Dakota. Over the years, the Journal has received many accolades at the state, regional, and national levels. Notably, it was recognized as one of the "10 that do it right" by the publishing industry magazine Editor and Publisher in both 2009 and 2013.

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Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from Arkansas jail captured

14 hours ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jeff Martin |Safiyah Riddle

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles northwest of the prison he escaped from following a massive, nearly 2-week-long manhunt in the rugged mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced Friday. Grant Hardin, a former police chief in the small town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, was serving lengthy sentences for murder and rape.
Week in Iowa: Ernst hires a campaign manager hire, a truck hungry bridge and a triceratops skeleton coming to Iowa

1 day ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Maya Marchel Hoff

Welcome to Week in Iowa. Even with the wildfire smoke and incoming summer heat, it was a busy news week in Iowa. Week in Iowa usually starts off discussing politics, but there's a human interest story to shine light on today: the Big Lake Park "ripper." What is "the ripper"? No, it's not a new roller coaster, it's a railroad bridge in Council Bluffs that is known for ripping the tops off of large trucks that dare to drive under it.
'Sunset Blvd.', 'Oh, Mary!,' 'Maybe Happy Ending' stand to tower

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Bruce Miller

Corpses play roles in several of this year’s Tony nominees but that doesn’t mean voters are taking things lying down. The 2025 winners are still up in the air in many cases and could depend on false moves by any number of people to upset the outcome. Actors missing performances? That could be a factor, particularly since news of those “calling out” has become an internet thing. What 2025 has is plenty of equally deserving candidates – if one should falter. So who wins? Who could be a spoiler?
LEGISLATOR REVIEWS: Taylor says session highlights include limiting eminent domain for CO2 pipelines, removing gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Maya Marchel Hoff

Iowa state Sen. Jeff Taylor is a Republican who resides in Sioux Center and is serving his second term in the state legislature. Taylor is a professor of political science at Dordt University in Sioux Center and is the vice chair of the Iowa Senate Education Committee. Read his thoughts on this year’s session below.
REVIEW: 'Karate Kid: Legends' goes light on the legend

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Bruce Miller

Don’t get excited about a “Karate Kid” reunion. After a brief clips piece in the beginning, we don’t get an appearance by Ralph Macchio until most of “Karate Kid: Legends” has transpired. Then, it’s quick jab to the plot until it all winds up in a typical showdown. The focus is a martial arts student in Beijing who’s studying under his uncle, Han (Jackie Chan). Just when the boy shows promise, his mother (Ming-Na Wen) says they’re moving to New York.
Camille A. Brown finds new steps in classic 'Gypsy'

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Bruce Miller

When colleagues heard Camille A. Brown was creating new choreography for the latest revival of “Gypsy,” some were excited. Others would say, “Oh, you’re doing ‘Gypsy.’ I never saw that.”Known for more contemporary shows, “I felt like, ‘Wow, they’re placing me in a box,’” Brown says. Rather than rebel, “I said to myself, ‘Let the work speak for itself.’ And I’m so thankful that I did.”Now, she’s nominated for a Tony Award for the celebrated musical – her fifth in a handful of years.
Taking the kids: Time travel back to ancient Egypt and meet king Tut

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Eileen Ogintz

Let’s hear it for ambitious kids!A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was struggling. For years, he’d been searching unsuccessfully for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the “boy king,” who died as a teenager. His patron, George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, and an avid collector of Egyptian antiquities, told Carter he was cutting off his funding after the season.
High school baseball: 3A No. 7 Heelan scores commanding two-game sweep of No. 6 SB-L

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Ryan Timmerman

SERGEANT BLUFF — Andy Osborne looked out on the field after the Bishop Heelan High School baseball team swept Sergeant Bluff-Luton and was pleased. Very pleased. Osborne searched for critiques of his Class 3A No. 7 Crusaders after they scored a pair of wins of the 3A No. 6 Warriors, but little came to mind after Heelan beat SB-L 9-4 and 9-0 in Sergeant Bluff on Wednesday night in Missouri River Activities Conference play. "I think we did just about everything right," said the Heelan skipper.
Athlete of the Week: SB-L's Ocker flourishing as senior, 'wouldn't trade it for anything'

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Ryan Timmerman

For many people, being the center of attention in front of a crowd is one of their biggest nightmares. It's where Brooklyn Ocker thrives. "I'm very used to being in front of a large group of people," she said. The Journal Athlete of the Week, the softball standout for the Class 4A No. 11 Sergeant Bluff Luton varsity team gets a thrill out of performing in front of people. To much acclaim on the softball field playing under her father, Jared Ocker, the SB-L senior also enjoys performing as a singer.
Photos: Members of United Township's Class of 2025 receives their diplomas

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Katelyn Metzger

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