NEW YORK — A poignant moment in the 1987 film “Broadcast News” may best describe the life of Fort Dodge Senior High graduate Ben Ahlers these days. Tom Grunick — played by William Hurt — asks Albert Brooks’ character, Aaron Altman, “What do you do when your real life exceeds ...

A man convicted of killing two people in a 2020 Fort Dodge gun battle has lost what is likely his last bid to get his long prison sentence overturned. Michael Shivers had taken a post conviction relief action case to the Iowa Court of Appeals, which on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ...

Brandon Hansel, executive director of financial services for the Fort Dodge Community School District, has been honored by the Iowa Association of School Business Officials. Hansel received the Iowa Professional Leadership Award, one of the highest honors the association presents. He has ...

Two people were injured when a fire ravaged a Fort Dodge apartment early Thursday morning. The fire at 258 Ave. M West was reported at 2:22 a.m. It caused severe damage to an apartment and the attic of the building. Firefighters and police were on scene for about six hours.

Two people were injured when a fire ravaged a Fort Dodge apartment early Thursday morning. The fire at 258 Ave. M West was reported at 2:22 a.m. It caused severe damage to an apartment and the attic of the building. Two people were taken to UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical ...

Joe McDonald found a lump in the left side of his neck about a year ago. It was more significant than a little bump. “It just kept growing,” the 67-year-old Fort Dodge man said. “It got bigger fast.” That lump turned out to be cancer. Its discovery put him on a 30-week long ...