AQUA-CULTURE WILL BE BIG BUSINESS IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY'S FUTURE FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW INDUSTRY THAT WILL GROW ALGAE FOR A VARIETY OF USES.

CLEAN GREEN CHESAPEAKE HEARTLAND WILL USE THE ALGAE BOTH IN BIO-ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND EVENTUALLY TO RAISE FISH LIKE TILAPIA AND TROUT TO BE USED AS A FOOD SOURCE.

COMPANY PRESIDENT DR. GEORGE OYLER SAYS ALGAE IS A FAST GROWING, MULTI PURPOSE ORGANISM WITH HIGH PRODUCTIVITY:

OYLER SAYS EVENTUALLY THE ALGAE WILL ALSO BE USED AS FEED FOR A SOUTH SIOUX FISH HATCHERY:

DOUG GARWOOD OF CARDINAL FARMS WILL RUN THE LOCAL OPERATION, WHICH WILL BE BUILT JUST EAST OF HIS CURRENT LOCATION.

AROUND FIVE JOBS WILL INITIALLY BE CREATED BY THE VENTURE, WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HUNDREDS MORE IN THE FUTURE.

CONSTRUCTION WILL START LATER THIS SUMMER. THE VENTURE HAS RECEIVED A 250-THOUSAND DOLALR GRANT FROM THE NEBRASKA ENVIROMENTAL TRUST.

TODAY (MONDAY) MARKS THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIOUX CITY MUSEUM'S OPENING AT THEIR DOWNTOWN LOCATION AT 4TH AND NEBRASKA.

MUSEUM DIRECTOR STEVE HANSEN SAYS THE NEW MUSEUM HAS RECEIVED A GREAT RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC:

HANSEN SAYS THE DISASTER WALL AND INTRODUCTORY FILM ARE FAVORITES OF MUSEUM GOERS, AND THERE'S MORE EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS PLANNED FOR THE COMING YEAR;

OVER 70-THOUSAND VISITORS HAVE WALKED THROUGH THE MUSEUM IN ITS FIRST YEAR, AND HANSEN BELIEVES THE MUSEUM WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW WELL IN THE FUTURE.

IF YOU STOP BY CITY HALL IN DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY TUESDAY MORNING, YOU MAY END UP BEING ASKED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE BUILDING.

CITY SPOKESPERSON ANNE WESTRA SAYS A TORNADO DRILL WILL TAKE PLACE THERE:

WESTRA SAYS AN ALL CLEAR WILL SOUND AFTER THAT TIME AND WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS WILL RETURN TO BUSINESS.

THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WRAPPED UP A SERIES OF MEETINGS ON THE MISSOURI RIVER IN SIOUX CITY FRIDAY.

EARLIER THIS WEEK THE CORPS RELEASED A NEW REPORT SAYING ADDING ADDITIONAL STORAGE SPACE LAST YEAR WOULD NOT HAVE REDUCED THE IMPACT OF 2011'S RECORD MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD.

MANY IN ATTENDANCE DIDN'T AGREE WITH THE REPORT, INCLUDING STATE SENATOR BILL ANDERSON WHO SPOKE ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING:

SOME AREA RESIDENTS SAY THEY STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE BACK INTO THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF LAST SUMMER'S FLOOD:

BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN MCMAHON SAYS THE CORPS WILL LOOK AT CHANGES IN RIVER MANAGEMENT BASED ON THE INPUT THEY'VE RECEIVED:

MCMAHON SAYS THE CORPS WILL PUBLISH A REPORT AT THE END OF MAY ON THE RIVER'S VULNERABILITY AND HOW TO IMPROVE FLOOD CONTROL AND THE OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING THE MISSOURI RIVER.