Sioux City

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic first gripped Iowa, many people still struggle with long-term, debilitating health issues caused by the illness.

Family and friends want the public to know more about a cold case in Sioux City involving a Native American woman who was killed in 1992.

The painting, which has been part of the Sioux City Arts Center's permanent collection since 2007, has been sent to the Midwest Art Conservation Center in Minneapolis for a year-long conservation process.

With increased prices for food and housing due to inflation, economic hardship forces some owners to put their animals up for adoption. Some animal rescue groups in Iowa work to try and address the problem.

A northwest Iowa organization that helps immigrants says many are afraid of what might happen when President Trump takes office on Monday.

Family members say they are happy an arrest has finally been made in the death of a Sioux City teenager killed in 1983.

Fifty years ago, the National Weather Service tracked an intense low-pressure system that moved north across Iowa, producing a severe blizzard. In the aftermath, Gov. Robert Ray declared 40 counties disaster areas.

The National Retail Federation expects spending to grow this holiday season. Although inflation is down from a year ago, the impact on prices forces some Iowans to modify traditions.

The Warming Shelter in Sioux City planned to close on Oct. 1 due to lack of funding. Officials now say they have the funding to stay open.

Residents of Sioux City’s Riverside neighborhood still face a long road to recovery but appreciate the assistance provided by the federal and state government, as well as local volunteers.