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Matthew Draud is inaugurated as the 13th president of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, on March 12, 2025.

Newscast 3.12.2025: 2025 Siouxland Multicultural Fair will be last due to budget cuts; Draud inaugurated as Briar Cliff president; Final push to end South Dakota Legislature session; Sioux City Teacher of the Year

Bret Hayworth

People with signs gather to protest a bill that was passed by the Iowa Legislature that removes anti-discrimination protections for transgender people, on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the Capitol in Des Moines. (Photo by Linus Countryman)

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Newscast Extra 2.27.2025: Budget will cut Sioux City Human Rights Commission budget by 30 percent; Iowa Legislature passes bill removing anti-discrimination protections for transgender people

Bret Hayworth

Iowa 4th District Congressman Randy Feenstra

Newscast 2.25.25: Siouxlanders protest House budget bill at Feenstra office; Iowa bills would remove transgender identity protections, require firearm classes in schools & require abortion reversal information

Alejandra Perez

Today, citizens of Iowa’s 4th Congressional District went to the U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra’s office to protest the passage of the House Republicans proposed budget resolution.

Morningside University freshman music education major Max Pospisil is shown in an education class on the Sioux City campus in December 2024.

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NewsExtra: Transgender college student denied teaching observation at Siouxland private school

Bret Hayworth

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Bill Preventing State Payments for Trans Surgeries Signed By Gov. Reynolds, SPM, 5:32

050719 532Republican Governor Kim Reynolds will likely soon face a lawsuit over a provision she signed into law that would restrict publicly-funded health…

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Gov. Reynolds Signs Bill Banning State Payment for Trans Surgeries, More Cell Towers In SC, 5:04

050719 504Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signed a provision into law last week that would restrict publicly-funded health insurance from covering…