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Sioux City man charged with throwing dog out 3rd story window
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (160+ words) SIOUX CITY -- A Sioux City man is in custody after police say he threw his girlfriend's dog out the third-story window of their apartment. An unlimited digital and E-Edition subscription to The Sioux City Journal gets access to our E-Edition,…...
He spent decades in prison. How the botched murder case was uncovered
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (109+ words) Harry Ruiz should never have been convicted. The former vice president spoke out against the $1. 7 billion fund as part of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against his own IRS. Harry Ruiz stands April 27 in a New York City courtroom as a…...
Leeds Elementary placed in secure status Friday afternoon due to nearby police activity
4+ day, 30+ min ago (117+ words) SIOUX CITY -- Leeds Elementary was placed in secure status for a short period of time Friday due to law enforcement activity in the area." The board on Monday heard"from more than a dozen individuals in support of Vanderloo serving…...
Sioux City woman pleads guilty to federal drug charges
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (112+ words) SIOUX CITY -- A Sioux City woman has pleaded guilty of selling methamphetamine near Sioux City parks. Tim Duax, Northern District of Iowa U. S. Attorney, praises the the staff of his offices for the work they do to keep the district safe....
Convicted felon pleads guilty to illegal re-entry into U. S.
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (128+ words) SIOUX CITY -- A Mexican man previously convicted of illegally re-entering the United States has pleaded guilty of again re-entering the country. Tim Duax, Northern District of Iowa U. S. Attorney, says he anticipates the District's immigration case numbers will rise when President-elect…...
She was suicidal after being sexually assaulted in Iran. ICE's solution? Solitary confinement.
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (297+ words) When she arrived at Eloy Detention Center in Arizona last year, asylum seeker Narges Dehghani said she was at her most vulnerable. One immigrant was sent to solitary confinement for refusing to self-deport. A teenager lost 20 pounds. One man attempted…...
Ex-Dakota County sheriff indicted on federal child porn charges
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (114+ words) Ryan Bertrand, Sioux City Police captain, talks about criminal investigations aided by license plate reader camera and the cameras' effect to deter crime. LINCOLN, Neb. " Already facing numerous charges in Dakota County, former Dakota County Sheriff James Wagner has been…...
Sioux City man sentenced to 106 years prison for shooting at police
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (124+ words) SIOUX CITY " Though he hopes he never faces gunfire again, Woodbury County Sheriff's Deputy Seth Butler told Daniel Wenzel that his actions on Aug. 8 made him a more well-prepared officer for the future. Sioux City police officer Shawn Robinson talks…...
They're torturing me': ICE uses solitary confinement to scare people into self-deporting
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (322+ words) Russian asylum seeker Maksim Borisov, 22, said he was thrown into solitary confinement for refusing to "voluntarily" agree to return to Russia, where he'd fled persecution as a gay man. ICE tracks how many immigrants it sends to solitary confinement each…...
Why is ICE's data on solitary confinement so messy?
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (161+ words) Sioux City Journal Javascript is required to use this website. U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement records the number of immigrants sent to solitary confinement each month. Its data tracking has improved over the years, but much is still missing. People are…...