Dean Welte
Digital Content Manager
Dean Welte joined KTIV in October of 2018 and works as the station's 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 before going on to become the station Assistant News Director in May of 2022. Dean then became KTIV's Digital Content Manager in January 2023.
Have any story ideas? Dean can be reached at dwelte@ktiv.com.
The crash happened early Saturday in rural Sac County, Iowa.
The SUV ended up in a field after rolling multiple times.
A two-story building exploded, causing a massive fire Monday morning in the town of O’Neill, Nebraska.
This crash is still under investigation but the sheriff’s office says alcohol may have been a factor.
Authorities say the passenger in the vehicle had to break out the back window to get out.
IDOT says the accident occurred Between Exit 147A to Floyd Boulevard and 4th Street and Exit 144 to US 75 in Sioux City.
Jeffrey Stewart was accused of embezzling money from North Fork Area Transit, a nonprofit in Norfolk that provides public transit services
It is time for the second blast at the collapsed BNSF rail bridge and KTIV plans to cover it live.
If you have any information on Nathan Nickless, you are asked to call the U.S. Marshals.
This was one of two plane crashes on Monday, Aug. 26 in Northeast Nebraska.
A bridge collapsed Thursday in rural Plymouth County.
Kyle Ricke, the man found guilty of murdering an Algona, Iowa police officer, has been sentenced.
In mid-August, the collapsed rail bridge over the Big Sioux River will be destroyed.
Authorities say this isn't the first time human remains have been found in the county.
A man in Iowa found something very unusual stuck in a vending machine.
The hours-long standoff happened in December 2023 near West Point, Nebraska.
A total of nine Northwest Iowa Counties can apply for FEMA's Individual Assistance Program.
As the community begins the long process of rebuilding, donations are needed to help support the flood victims.
Police in Iowa say a man who appeared to have been trying to steal copper wire was electrocuted.
Multiple law enforcement agencies searched for Jason Sitzman but could not find him Wednesday.
Authorities say a burglary and assault in Plymouth County led to a standoff in Le Mars that lasted about two hours.
That family tells KTIV that all of MJ Otoko's belongings, including his cell phone, were left at his house.
Authorities responded to a bus crash Monday morning that happened in rural Plymouth County, Iowa.
The alleged shooting happened on Sunday, May 12, in Cuming County, Nebraska.
Police determined the boys had attempted to cross a flooded walking trail while on their bikes. The current swept them downstream.
Two boys who were swept away in a river while riding their bicycles were rescued Thursday by police and a local high school coach.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area until authorities give the all-clear.
First responders found the home fully engulfed in flames at the time they arrived.
The body of a missing trucker was found in a farmer's field, according to his family.
David Schultz went missing back in November 2023.
A man who was originally facing a murder charge in Nebraska has been found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Several police officers responded to West Middle School in Sioux City.
Norfolk Police responded and determined there was no explosive device.
A northeast Nebraska man has died after a one-vehicle crash Sunday morning.
Authorities have provided an update on a fatal police-involved shooting in Sioux City that took place back in early January.
Police say the investigation started after an armed robbery back on Feb. 15.
Court documents are providing more details on two murders that took place in northeast Nebraska.
The Nebraska State Patrol has arrested two people following a fatal shooting in Bloomfield, Nebraska, Tuesday morning.
A man is accused of trying to murder a woman in a northeast Nebraska town.
More information is coming out about an hours-long standoff in northwest Iowa that started with an AMBER Alert.
He's expected back in court later this month for sentencing.
The Sioux City police officers involved in this incident have been placed on paid administrative leave.
The officers involved were not injured
Authorities say seatbelts were in use at the time of the rollover.
Anyone with information can contact the Sac County Sheriff’s Office or the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
Police in northeast Nebraska are looking for a teenage girl last seen on Nov. 10, 2023.
The driver of the stolen Camry fled the scene, according to authorities.
One of the people police are looking for, Faron Starr, was arrested last year for a stabbing in Sioux City.
Once officers arrived, police said they smelled alcohol coming from the suspect.
Anyone with information on this robbery is asked to call the SCPD.
