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kscj.com > 04/07/2026 > sioux-city-man-sentenced-to-over-17-years-in-prison

SIOUX CITY MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 17 YEARS IN PRISON

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (143+ words) A SIOUX CITY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON ON FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES. 62-YEAR-OLD TODD BABB WAS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT IN SIOUX CITY TO 17 AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE. EVIDENCE…...

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kscj.com > 04/01/2026 > yankton-man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison

YANKTON MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (223+ words) A YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2025 MURDER OF A YANKTON WOMAN. 33-YEAR-OLD CRAIG ALLEN NICHOLS, JR. ENTERED HIS GUILTY PLEA…...

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kscj.com > 03/31/2026 > masked-juveniles-identified-in-morningside-campus-vandalism

MASKED JUVENILES IDENTIFIED IN MORNINGSIDE CAMPUS VANDALISM

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (142+ words) SIOUX CITY POLICE SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE JUVENILES WHO ALLEGEDLY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY AND OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS RECENTLY ON THE CAMPUS OF MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY. SGT. TOM GILL SAYS OVER THE PAST WEEKS, OFFICERS AND CAMPUS SECURITY HAVE…...

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kscj.com > 03/26/2026 > rolfe-iowa-resident-sentenced-to-federal-prison

ROLFE IOWA RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (170+ words) A MAN WHO ILLEGALLY REENTERED THE UNITED STATES AFTER BEING DEPORTED AS A FELON WAS SENTENCED IN SIOUX CITY THURSDAY TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON. 39-YEAR-OLD DAVID PINEDA-MEDRANO OF GUATEMALA HAD BEEN RESIDING IN ROLFE, IOWA. HE RECEIVED THE…...

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kscj.com > 03/24/2026 > sc-police-approved-for-armored-rescue-vehicle-purchase

SC POLICE APPROVED FOR ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE PURCHASE

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (198+ words) AFTER SOME DEBATE, THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PURCHASE MONDAY OF A LENCO BEARCAT ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE FOR THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT. CAPTAIN RYAN BERTRAND EXPLAINED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE VEHICLE IS NEEDED FOR PROTECTION OF OFFICERS DURING…...

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kscj.com > 03/17/2026 > over-2000-tickets-issued-for-driving-while-holding-cell-phone

OVER 2000 TICKETS ISSUED FOR DRIVING WHILE HOLDING CELL PHONE

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (121+ words) THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAYS MANY PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING THE NEW HANDS-FREE CELL PHONE LAW SINCE LAW ENFORCEMENT WENT FROM WARNINGS TO TICKETS TO START THE NEW YEAR. HOWEVER SERGEANT ALEX DINKLA SAYS OVER 2000 OTHER MOTORISTS WERE STILL USING THEIR…...

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kscj.com > 03/16/2026 > rules-approved-for-iowa-hands-free-driving-penalties

RULES APPROVED FOR IOWA HANDS FREE DRIVING PENALTIES

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (143+ words) IOWA'S STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION HAS APPROVED RULES FOR THE NEW HANDS FREE CELLPHONE LAW THAT COULD LEAD TO VIOLATORS LOSING THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE. THE D-O-T'S KATHLEEN MERADITH-AYERS SAYS THE NEW RULES MAKE A HANDS-FREE VIOLATION IMPACT YOUR DRIVING RECORD. MERADITH-AYERS…...

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kscj.com > 01/01/2026 > fines-await-iowans-driving-while-holding-a-cell-phone

FINES AWAIT IOWANS DRIVING WHILE HOLDING A CELL PHONE

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (176+ words) THE NEW YEAR MEANS VIOLATING IOWA'S HANDS-FREE LAW COULD COST YOU. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO ISSUE WARNINGS, BUT BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1ST, OFFICER GINA ROBERTS OF THE SIOUX CITY POLICE SAYS DRIVERS WILL BE ISSUED FINES FOR…...

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kscj.com > 10/30/2025 > plymouth-county-traffic-enforcement-effort-to-take-place

PLYMOUTH COUNTY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT EFFORT TO TAKE PLACE

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (166+ words) AREA DRIVERS OUT ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT AND THOSE RETURNING HOME FROM THE LE MARS VS SGT. BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME NEED TO BE AWARE OF A SPECIAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT EFFORT THAT EVENING. PLYMOUTH COUNTY DEPUTIES, THE IOWA STATE PATROL…...

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kscj.com > 09/16/2025 > sc-mayors-youth-commission-accepting-applications

SC MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (140+ words) SIOUX CITY 9TH AND 10TH GRADE STUDENTS CAN NOW APPLY FOR THE 2026 SIOUX CITY MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION IS A CITYWIDE ORGANIZATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO EXPLORE AND ADDRESS NEEDS OR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT SIOUX CITY. INTERESTED…...