Good morning, Sioux City.

Local veterans joined Midwest Honor Flight Mission 33 in Washington, D.C. to pay tribute at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, reflecting on loss and healing.

Organizers plan five flights next year + will honor 420 more veterans while celebrating the program’s 10th anniversary.

A Hospers couple is receiving community support after a house fire (Sept.

23) left Kevin hospitalized from smoke inhalation, and local officials launched an online fundraiser to help cover recovery expenses.

The Sioux City International Film Festival kicked off Thursday with the world premiere of the documentary Lindblade: Cutting Edge that showed George Lindblade’s life at the Orpheum (he arrived in a limousine as the fire department saluted him), and the festival continues through Sunday at Re-Max City Centre.

A weekly fuel report by AAA and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship shows that for the week of Sept.

30, regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa averaged $4.23 and fell 11 cents from the previous week.

Morningside University inaugurated Chad W.

Benson as its 14th president yesterday at Eppley Auditorium on campus. The Morningside alumnus (serving since June 2025 and taking office March 18) will announce a new grant next week.

Chad Benson was inaugurated as Morningside University's 14th president on Thursday, Oct.

1, in front of a packed Eppley Auditorium — the ceremony formally initiated his leadership role at the university.

Sioux City ended Tyson Fresh Meats' naming rights sponsorship for the Tyson Events Center on Oct.

1, and venue manager Oak View Group started searching for a new partner; the arena will maintain Tyson's legacy (with a revenue share and dedicated wall) until a formal agreement is reached.

UnityPoint Health held a hazardous materials drill on Thursday, Oct.

1 at its North and Downtown campuses to test ammonia leak response and decontamination procedures following a recent Hinton scare, partnering with local fire, EMS, and emergency managers (using student volunteers for realistic training).