Sioux City Journal

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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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • 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.