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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What you need to know before you go: May 15, 2025
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Here are the top headlines from this morning. An online sports gambling investigation is back in the spotlight. That involves student-athletes and staff at Iowa State University. Siouxland lawmaker believes Iowa DCI geofenced state Capitol to prep for sports betting investigation The bulbs are blooming as the Orange City Tulip Festival begins today. Orange City preparing for 2025 Tulip Festival The 74th annual Morningside Days is about to get underway. 74th Annual Morningside Days approaching The Sioux City Public Museum has a new dinosaur exhibit and today is a great chance to learn more about the prehistoric topic. Sioux City Public Museum invites public to enjoy summer programs 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Sioux City Public Museum invites public to enjoy summer programs
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Sioux City Public Museum is hosting a cluster of events throughout this summer. The first event being held this summer is the 34th Annual Sioux City History Projects Reception, and it'll be followed by some family-friendly programs that focus on educating local participants. The details for each event can be seen below. May 10– Sioux City History Projects exhibition– 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.– Awards ceremony starts at 2 p.m. May 15– History at High Noon: Dinosaurs of Hell Creek– Dinosaur hunters Brian Buckmeier and Darren Maurer sharing stories, behind-the-scenes photos, and fossil adventures– Starts at 12:05 p.m. June 1– National Dinosaur Day– 'Meet a Dinosaur Hunter' stamps are being handed out for those with Junior Dinosaur Hunter Field Notebooks. June 18 or June 21– Family Class: Creatures of the Cretaceous– Learn about the late Cretaceous period and its creatures– June 18th: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.– June 21st: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. June 19– History at High Noon: Lakota Spirituality and Science– Jerome Kills Small, an Oglala Lakota man, will share his experience growing up as a Native American. He'll talk about sacred sites and cover the spiritual aspects of water.– Starts at 12:05 p.m. July 12– South Bottoms and Combination Bridge Family Field Trip– Explore these key Sioux City locations with a guided tour– Starts at 10 a.m. July 15 or July 19– Family Class: Fossil Finders– Learn about hunting dinosaurs, layers of geological time, tools used by hunters, and creating fossils.– July 15th: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.– July 19th: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. July 17– History at High Noon: Jazz in Sioux City– Visitors can learn about Sioux City's jazz scene, spanning from the 1910s to the 1960s. – Starts at 12:05 p.m. August 2– Floyd Monument and First Bride's Grave Family Field Trip– Explore these key Sioux City locations with a guided tour– Starts at 10 a.m. Story continues below Top Story: More than $40K raised from 11th Annual Pete Goede ALS Benefit Concert Crime: Dumped dog gets rescued, now happily wagging his tail Sports: Bishop Heelan boys and girls track win MRAC Team titles Additionally, the museum will be holding 'Kid's Thursdays' from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. twice a month in June and July. It's meant for families with young children. Below, we've listed the dates and topics per session. Kid's Thursday June 12: Sioux City at Work June 26: Cowboy Round-Up July 10: Animal Stars of Sioux City July 24: Claws, Teeth, and Dino Tales If you have any questions about the events listed above, contact the Sioux City Public Museum at 712-279-6174. You can also visit their website by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
Sioux City Historic Preservation Commission to host downtown walking tour
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Sioux City Historic Preservation Commission is hosting a walking tour of the northern downtown area Tuesday evening. The event comes as part of the annual celebration of Historic Preservation Week. Road construction season is underway in both Iowa and Nebraska The stroll will begin at the Sioux City Public Museum at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6. Museum Archivist Tom Munson will guide the tour, which will focus on the history of the area as well as local architecture. The event is free and open to the public. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to SiouxlandProud | Sioux City, IA | News, Weather, and Sports.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
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Newly found ‘ghost sign' tells historians about Sioux City's past
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – History is everywhere in downtown Sioux City, and sometimes all you have to do is look up. Sioux City was founded in the 1850s, and as the city has grown, many buildings of the past have been maintained throughout the years. 74th annual Morningside Days approaching 'The earliest portions of Sioux City are what are today a part of downtown, so all of our downtown area is, to a degree, historic,' said Tom Munson with the Sioux City Public Museum. 'Yes, there has been redevelopment from that from the 70s and 80s and 90s up until today, and yes, a lot of things are gone, but there are some really nice clusters of historic buildings.' Each building has a story to tell, and so-called 'ghost signs' help historians find out a bit more about that building's past. 'They tell us other stories about what may have gone on in that building,' Munson said. 'They may reflect the original owners, they might reflect products made by that particular company, or they may reflect later generations. I know there are several buildings in downtown that have multiple layers of ghost signs.' Recently, an old Hamm's Beer advertisement was found just behind some siding at the Red Room Lounge on West 7th Street. 'It was built sometime between 1888 and 1890, and they opened a grocery store on that corner up until the 1920s when a plumbing business moved in,' Munson said. 'By the 1940s all the way up to the early 1960s, it was an ice cream parlor. First time it becomes a bar is in 1962.' Each year, Historic Preservation Week is held to bring awareness to Sioux City's vast history, and Sioux City Public Museum officials say there's always two types of people that come out each year. Morningside University Campus Radio Station participates in Vinylthon ''I remember this place from when I was younger and I want to learn more about it,' or the person is 'I've never seen this before and I want to learn more about it,'' Munson said. 'So you have the person who lived through an experience with that particular neighborhood or with that particular structure, and then you have the person who is just wanting to know all they can, especially newcomers to Sioux City.' Historic Preservation Week will be celebrated from May 5 through May 10. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Sioux City Museum to host day of kite flying fun
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Sioux City Public Museum is gearing up to host a day of kite-flying fun. On April 26, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., the museum will be hosting their Let's Fly a Kite event at the Sergeant Floyd River Museum and Welcome Center. 73rd Abu Bekr Shrine Circus underway at the Tyson Events Center The free event offers an opportunity to fly kites, enjoy the outdoors, and snack on some popcorn. The event will also feature a nature scavenger hunt. Those who complete the hunt can turn in the scavenger hunt sheet to a crew member for a surprise. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
