City Government/Features Reporter @scj dbutz@siouxcityjournal.com
Sioux City, IA
Joined April 2009
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Great reporting here from @SCJDollyB about one of the finalists for Sioux City police chief and an active gender discrimination lawsuit he's involved in:
Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott told The Journal he's aware of the lawsuit involving one of the finalists for Sioux City Police chief and is "always concerned about those types of matters, especially some of the accusations that have been made."
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New story from @SCJDollyB, @MasonDockter and myself about the latest in the Epstein and Maxwell case as it relates to Gateway Co-Founder and Sioux City native Ted Waitt who dated Maxwell for a number of years. He testified last month to the House Oversight Committee.
When they broke up in 2010, Waitt said he gave Maxwell $7.2 million. Asked why he gave her that money, he said "I just felt it was the right thing to do, not uncommon for people in my situation to do that ...
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Some great reporting work here from @SCJDollyB about Sioux City looking to double down on FLOCK cameras:
As some cities across the country are terminating their contracts with Flock Safety, an automated license plate reader vendor, the Sioux City Police Department is seeking a state grant that could nearly triple its number of AI-powered cameras.
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Sunday is the last day to see Grant Wood's iconic Corn Room mural at the Sioux City Art Center until next year. The seven-panel mural, which was created by Wood in 1926 and originally part of the historic Martin Hotel, will be undergoing conservation. siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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Salary freeze?? Quite the story from @SCJDollyB
During a closed session meeting, the Sioux City Council directed staff to implement a study which recommends freezing salaries for 210 city staff, including 187 public safety workers. siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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Some great work here from @SCJDollyB: "Point in time: Count gives 'snapshot' of Sioux City homeless on cold night"
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Jan. 22, Dennis Brockhaus and Joe Twidwell climbed down a steep embankment covered in freshly fallen snow. They shone their headlamps into the darkness under the Bluff Street bridge, which runs over Perry Creek, and discovered a... siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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Identity of man shot Sunday by Sioux City police released siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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115 mph pursuit ends in multiple hospitalizations in Sioux City siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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In The Journal's Sept. 28 issue: FEMA assistance falls short for Sioux City residents impacted by floods; Bill Harstad keeps busy scrubbing aging headstones; Sioux City Warming Shelter gets a reprieve; Rayford won’t run again for NAACP post; sports recaps; reviews; and more.
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From our Sept. 5 issue: Board votes to close Warming Shelter; Heelan's Thomas named Athlete of the Week; Woodbury County board chair faces more criticism for anti-union statements; Morningside awarded $20K grant for aviation; Yoder column; Dear Abby; reviews; and more.
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Aging population contributes to rise in Sioux City EMS calls siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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Foundation raising money to build light tunnel in Sergeant Bluff siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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Wrapped up: Textile installation transforms Sioux City Art Center siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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In our Aug. 8 issue: South Sudanese man dreamed of living in America, he froze to death in Sergeant Bluff; From statehouse to mound: Scholten's return to semi-pro baseball; Staffing issue continues with attorney's office; North Sioux still awaits disaster declaration; and more.
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From @SCJDollyB: "A red artificial flower tied to a chain-link fence marks the spot where Dau Deng Ador, a member of Sioux City's South Sudanese community, was found dead in a Sergeant Bluff storage yard in early January."
South Sudanese man dreamed of living in America, he froze to death in Sergeant Bluff siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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Sioux City Parks & Rec: Riverbank, fencing, trail areas damaged by flooding siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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Odebolt man flown to burn unit after house fire siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo…
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Our June 26 cover: 'I just want to go home': Riverside, McCook Lake residents upset with flood response; Flood cleanup begins in Spencer; Million gallons of sewage flowing into Missouri River per day from Sioux City wastewater plant; and more Flooding 2024 coverage.
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Excellent story here from @SCJDollyB with photos from Hannah Schuh about residents in Sioux City's Riverside neighborhood and McCook Lake across the river in Union County dealing with flooding there. bit.ly/3RKRYM9