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21-03-2025
- Climate
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What you need to know before you go: March 21, 2025
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Here are the top headlines from this morning. A petition aiming to get a massive development on the ballot for North Sioux City's special election has been denied because of a missing date. Petition concerning North Sioux City development won't be on April special election ballots Power outages are still impacting people in Siouxland, and this week's blizzard left its mark in Monona County in Iowa. Lineworkers hard at work restoring power to Siouxland A bill that would restrict cell phone use while driving is stuck in traffic at the Iowa House. Criminalizing human smuggling, paid parental leave advances through Iowa House This week is National Poison Prevention Week and the Iowa Poison Control Center in Sioux City is sharing safety tips with residents. Being aware of dangerous substances during Poison Prevention Week Check out these headlines and more in the video above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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21-03-2025
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Being aware of dangerous substances during Poison Prevention Week
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — With this week being Poison Prevention Week, the Iowa Poison Control Center in Sioux City is reminding people to be aware of the possible dangers in their own homes. Many household substances can lead to poisoning if ingested or used in the incorrect amounts. While anybody at any age could be at risk of accidentally being poisoned, children are the most vulnerable. Indiana Wesleyan players hold clinic on court named after longtime school sponsor Bob Roe 'Under five, particularly, they're curious, they're learning about things in their environment by putting them in their mouths. So, the toddler may be most vulnerable and that's the importance of all the things to prevent, keeping products in their original containers, keeping them up, away from a child's reach,' said Linda Kalin, nurse & executive director for the Iowa Poison Control Center. Officials said parents need to take an extra second to make sure items are stored away safely. 'Any medication really unless it's for the child should be safely stored away. Something simple as oven cleaner and products like that, that you may be using put on the counter to answer the phone or a doorbell, that takes a second, So, again, storing them away,' said Kalin. If you or a loved one does come in contact with a poison, call the Iowa Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
