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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 crimes.The Sioux City Police Department released yearly crime statistics that show a 26% overall incre...

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 students are dealing with coronavirus restrictions and masks in schools.  Several schools have had to s...