Tri-State Governors' Conference hits regional issues

Sioux City leaders ask governors to pursue federal support for $653 million of tri-state projects

DAKOTA DUNES, SOUTH DAKOTA — Business leaders in the Sioux City area are asking the governors of South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska to help them secure hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for infrastructure improvements. The projects include…

Tri-State Governors' Conference hits regional issues

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (KELO) — A trio of governors are discussing topics impacting the tri-state area they lead. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden took the stage at the 19th Tri-State Governors' Conference. The Levitt’s 2025 season comes to an end this weekend Community leaders across the region gave short presentations on issues in their fields of study. Topics ranged from behavio…

From healthcare to the 185th ARW, tri-state governors offer support on issues in Siouxland

Leaders from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota had an urgency to ask tri-state governors for support on a number of issues affecting Siouxland. The goal was to get their support looking towards economic success for the future of Siouxland and generations to come. The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce hosted the 19th Tri-Stat Governors’ Conference in Dakota Dunes.

Sioux City leaders urge area governors to lobby for new Iowa Air Guard runway

(Radio Iowa) – Community leaders in the Sioux City metro are urging the governors of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota to lobby for federal funding for a project at Sioux City’s airport. The runway for the Iowa Air National Guard was built for lightweight F-16 fighter jets, but 20 years ago the 185th became a Refueling Wing, flying massive K-C-one-35 (KC-135) Stratotankers that weigh 41-and-a-half tons when fully loaded. Kevin McManany, a Sioux Ci…