Dean Welte
Social Media & Digital Content Manager
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Dean Welte joined KTIV in October of 2018 and works as the station's Social Media & Digital Content Manager.
Dean was born and raised in Sioux City. He graduated from North High in 2013 and went on to study journalism at the University of South Dakota.
He graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a minor in English.
Dean started out as a Multimedia Producer when first starting at KTIV. In September of 2019, he was promoted to the position of Social Media & Digital Content Manager.
Have any story ideas? Dean can be reached at dwelte@ktiv.com.
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Nearly 70% of Nebraska's 12 and older population is fully vaccinated.
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Hospitalizations due to the virus remain in the 200s.
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The number of COVID-19 deaths in Iowa continues to go up.
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The fire was reported Tuesday near Rockwell City, Iowa.
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A substitute teacher and instructional assistant shortage has been affecting schools across the country, including right here in Sioux City.
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Sioux City Community School District wishes to relocate their VIBE Virtual Academy teachers.
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The accident was reported a little before 10 a.m. Friday morning in the 1800 block of Court Street.
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The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Christina Fivecoate-Champion is facing two counts of child endangerment.
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A rollover accident was reported in Sioux City Wednesday afternoon.
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The trial of 28-year-old Kristofer Erlbacher, of Woodbine, began Nov. 16 in Harrison County.
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Firefighters are responding to a structure fire Tuesday morning on 23rd Street in Sioux City.
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You’ll hit fewer red lights driving on Hamilton Boulevard in Sioux City.
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Back in October, Paul Belk was found guilty of second-degree murder and possessing a controlled substance.
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The weather at the time is believed to have contributed to the accident.
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A rollover accident at the intersection of Hamilton Blvd and Wesley Parkway occurred Friday morning.
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Power is expected to be restored by about 5:45 p.m.
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A student was injured in rollover accident Thursday morning in northeast Nebraska.
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A South Dakota woman died Sunday night after a one-vehicle accident on a state highway.
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The Nebraska State Patrol will host a news conference to release additional details regarding the workplace shooting that occurred in Superior, Nebraska on Oct. 21.
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An accident near Vermillion, SD resulted in one death and one serious injury.
The two-vehicle accident sent four people to the hospital.
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The election is set for Dec. 14, 2021.
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The three candidates elected to the Sioux City Community School Board have been announced.
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The votes are in and we now know the three candidates who won the election for Sioux City’s City Council.
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Authorities are reporting a northeast Nebraska resident has died after an accident at a manufacturing plant.
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The Iowa Legislature has passed the second redistricting plan after the first one was rejected.
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed an executive order barring state agencies for enforcing federal vaccine mandates.
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Reynolds has signed into law a bill that requires businesses to allow employees to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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Investigators believe a plugged-in hoverboard started a fire
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Authorities in Dickinson County, Iowa are searching for an 87-year-old man who has Alzheimer's
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is standing firm in her requirement for Iowa schools to teach 50% in-person this school year.
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Aubrey Trail, the man who admitted to killing a Neligh, Nebraska native, has been sentenced to death.
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A tornado touched down in Calhoun County just after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Officials with Union Pacific Railroad announced that they have finished clearing the derailed train cars near Sibley, IA.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is standing firm in her requirement for Iowa schools to teach 50% in-person this school year.
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For the first time since WWII there will be no Iowa State Fair.
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The Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls continues to be a hot spot.