The first “Living Wax Museum” at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village was the brainchild of Lizzy Tiernan — a 16-year-old junior at St. Edmond Catholic High School in Fort Dodge. The event attracted dozens of participants and hundreds of observers on Monday. Traditionally at St. ...

The family of a man who was shot and killed by Fort Dodge police while in the midst of a mental-health crisis is now suing the city. The estate of Tyler Stansberry is suing the city, its police department, and officers Nicholas Ruggles, Matthew English, Mathew Webb and Andrew Lane in U.S. ...

The third and final indoor concert for the 2026 season by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will begin at 3:30 p.m Sunday in the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium located at 800 N. 32nd St. There is no admission charge, since these concerts are provided by the City of Fort Dodge. This ...

DAYTON — Richard Hindman’s display at the annual Dayton Vendor’s Expo Saturday in the Dayton Community Center was right in line with the season out in the woods. Morel carvings, morel walking sticks, morel photographs in frames. “I hunt them,” Hindman said. “I carve them. It ...

The Fort Dodge Community School District will provide Fort Dodge Senior High School freshmen with a hands-on career exploration experience on Tuesday as part of the GEAR UP Iowa program, a statewide initiative supporting underserved students as they prepare for life after high ...