An excessive heat warning paired with derecho level winds has most Iowans wishing for cooler seasons. “It’s just so hot,” ...

A Webster County deputy has resigned amid investigations by local and state officials. According to Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener, Deputy Sheriff Trevir Michehl was placed on administrative ...

DART bus riders will be paying a bit more under a contract approved by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. The council approved a one-year agreement with MIDAS Council of Governments for operation of ...

A Fort Dodge man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Monday to 110 years in prison for sexually abusing three children over the past 15 years. Christopher J. Novencido, 44, pleaded guilty to four counts ...

The Fort Dodge Police Department has a new captain and a new patrol officer. Matt Lundberg was promoted from lieutenant to captain. He will lead the department’s criminal investigations division. He ...

A man has been arrested for reportedly breaking into a Fort Dodge apartment and restraining the resident while someone else beat her with a bat or club, according to court records. David S. Dayton, 39 ...

Buses and a bond issue will be on the agenda for the Fort Dodge City Council tonight. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. During the meeting, the council will ...

On Wednesday, July 23, I spoke at a House Agriculture Committee hearing to discuss the harmful impacts of California’s Proposition 12, or Prop 12, on Iowa hog farmers and our rural communities.

The City of Webster City and Hamilton County on Friday agreed unanimously to consolidate their emergency dispatch services, effective Oct. 1. The only vocal opposition was from Todd Copley, president ...

Students in the Southeast Valley Community School District will be starting school five minutes earlier and ending each day five minutes later for the 2025-2026 school year. The goal, according to ...

The 2025 Girls State Softball Tournament did not end exactly the way the St. Edmond Gaels and their fans had hoped it would, but it still showcased our community and its outstanding sports complex.

A pair of red and black ambulances are now responding to emergency calls throughout Fort Dodge and Webster County. The ...