A man was shot and killed in Fort Dodge Friday afternoon, according to police. A suspect was quickly identified and detained. Neither the victim or the suspect have been identified by police. The Fort Dodge Police Department reported that the shooting was an isolated incident between ...
A stretch of Iowa Highway 7 in Webster County will close for about a week beginning Monday while crews improve a Union Pacific Railroad crossing near Iowa Crossroads of Global Innovation. According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, the highway will be closed in both east and west-bound directions between U.S. Highway 169 and Webster County Road P29. According to Webster County Emergency Management Coordinator Dylan Hagen, the closure takes effect at 7 a.m. Monday and will remain in place until the end of the day Aug. 3, weather permitting. A DOT-recommended detour will send ...
Floral arrangements inspired by notable Fort Dodge buildings will be among the creations on display during an upcoming flower show. Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the United States, members of the Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club made “ Memories of Fort Dodge” the theme of their upcoming event. The show will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 1 and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 2. It will be in The Lions Den in Armstrong Park on Exposition Drive. Admission is free. “This is going to be a fun show because it’s about Fort Dodge history - a lot of Fort Dodge history,” said ...
The “American Pickers” TV series plans to film throughout Iowa in September, according to an announcement from the show’s publicists. The show is seeking people who have a unique item and are ready to sell it. The show does not feature stores, flea markets, malls, auction ...
Firefighters quickly doused a blaze in a Fort Dodge house Friday afternoon. No one was injured and the cause of the fire at 1414 Second Ave. S. remains under investigation. The fire was reported at about 2:30 p.m. when a neighbor saw smoke coming from the front window on the upper floor of the story and half frame house. Fire Department Lt. Eric Conell said the fire was contained to one room on the upper floor. Just one hoseline was needed. According to Conell, the house was not occupied. He said it had been recently purchased, and the new owner was renovating it. Online ...
The entity charged with overseeing the potential creation of a new Webster County Law Enforcement Center started its work Thursday. The three-member panel that is the Webster County Public Safety Authority did not make any momentous decisions. Instead, it spent about half an hour on ...
