KWIT | Siouxland Public Media KWIT-KOJI
WEBA victim of a crypto ‘pig butchering’ scam just got his $140,000 back. NPR investigated a crypto scam company known as SpireBit, which stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Russian-speaking seniors. Now, some of the victims are getting their money back after a lawsuit by Massachusetts authorities. 13 hours ago.
Florida prepares for major Hurricane Milton - kwit.org
WEB7 hours ago · Major Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida's Gulf Coast and expected to make landfall on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm's arrival.
Climate change made Helene more dangerous. It also makes …
WEB58 minutes ago · Sea surface temperatures reached about 85 degrees Fahrenheit as Helene was forming. Such temperatures were 200 to 500 times more likely because of climate change, the study found. Warmer ocean temperatures are perhaps the most important driver of more powerful storms, says Michael Wehner, a climate scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National ...
Floridians reconsider staying home as Hurricane Milton edges closer
WEB6 hours ago · SARASOTA, Fla. — Chris Smith hustled to the entrance of his local Sarasota Walmart on Tuesday afternoon looking to stock up on food, water and other supplies as Hurricane Milton approached Florida's west coast. Smith, 62, said he's doing something different to keep safe from the storm: He's leaving his Sarasota home.
Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes ...
WEB53 minutes ago · WASHINGTON — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.. Biden announced the final Environmental Protection Agency ...
Hurricane Milton's path toward Florida - kwit.org
WEB8 hours ago · NPR's Juana Summers talks with Austen Flannery, a meteorologist at National Weather Service's Tampa Bay Office, about Hurricane Milton's current path toward Florida.
Supreme Court majority may embrace ATF's ghost gun rule
WEB7 hours ago · The conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck the rule down. The Biden administration appealed to the Supreme Court, and last year the court voted 5-to-4 to leave the regulation in place while it reviewed the case. On Tuesday a majority of the justices seemed to think the gun-kit sellers were on pretty shaky ground.
Local News - Siouxland Public Media
WEBOct 22, 2021 · © 2024 KWIT 4647 Stone Avenue, Sioux City, Iowa 51106 Business: 712-274-6406 Studio: 1-800-251-3690 Email: [email protected] DMCA Registered Agent
How extreme weather can have long-lasting consequences for
WEBSep 3, 2024 · ALICIA VASTO: Standing water in a home for a long period of time can create a bunch of indoor health hazards, like mold. It could also create, like, a breeding ground for mosquitoes, which are, of course, vectors of disease. KREBS: Experts like Maureen Lichtveld say, as extreme weather events like flooding become more common due to …
What's The Frequency - kwit.org
WEBBret Hayworth hosts the news and culture program, What's The Frequency. He has been a journalist since 1996, and with the show aims to provide the latest on how Siouxlanders live, and to illuminate key trends in government, the …