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Police arrested a man Thursday after a standoff that began when officers realized the man had a gun inside a police car.

After George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Sioux City created a committee to guide the all-white city council on inclusion and equity. Underrepresented groups have a seat at the table in city government. The committee has been largely well-received, but some say there’s still work to do.

This week on The Exchange, we take a look at efforts to create a more fair, equitable and compassionate world. We will look back a year since the murder of

1:41 The head of Sioux City’s NAACP reflects on the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd. “We have seen change that people are talking about, but I don’t know we can put our teeth into it, because things are still happening.” That is Ike Rayford who is talking about incidents involving injustice against Black men across the country. He say accountability is important and is happening in the case surrounding Officer Dereck Chauvin convicted in the murder of  George Floyd an...

SPM NEWS 5.7.21 The Iowa Department of Public Health added 18 more deaths due to complications of COVID-19, and almost 400 new cases with three in Woodbury County. The number of deaths and cases may not have occurred during the past 24-hours as the state does add backdated information. Currently there are almost 190 people hospitalized in the state with the virus with five patients being treated in Sioux City. The 14-day test positivity rate statewide is 3.8%, in Woodbury County the level is 3....

Credit Sioux City Police Department The Sioux City Police Department released preliminary crime statistics that show a 26% overall increase in violent crime from the year before. A news release from Police Chief Rex Mueller did show property crimes fell by 15%. He says while the COVID-19 pandemic likely impacted local crime numbers, officials can’t give specifics to why violent crime is up. There were six murders or homicides in 2020 with guns being involved in many of the city’s violent cr...

The Exchange, 12.09.20 This week on The Exchange, we talk about mask mandates in school and in Sioux City. It’s been almost a month since Iowa’s Governor issued a partial mask mandate for public spaces. We will talk about enforcing mask mandates, hear from Sioux City’s Police Chief Rex Mueller on the issue, and find out if anyone has faced legal action for not wearing a mask. Also today we hear from a longtime teacher in Sioux City, who is also a union liason, about how educators and stud...