Students in Shanna Black’s Talented and Gifted and Discovery classes are getting first-hand experience growing plants and raising fish right in their classroom at Fort Dodge Middle School. The aquaponics program — which is a combination of aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics ...

GILMORE CITY — Harold Nilles hadn’t seen his old buffalo farm near Gilmore City in quite some time until two hospice aides, Shania Calhoun and Heidi Vote, arranged a visit for Sept. 1. Calhoun is Nilles’ main aide and she said while caring for Nilles, she’s seen how emotional he ...

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer A ransomware attack by the BlackMatter gang forced NEW Cooperative, an association of Iowa corn and soy farmers, to take their systems offline but it said it created workarounds to receive grain and distribute feed, a person close to the business ...

Three juvenile runaways were arrested after stealing two cars from the Iowa Central Community College campus over the weekend, leading law enforcement on a pursuit after the second theft. Two 14-year-olds, three 15-year-olds, and one 16-year-old, all female, had run away from the shelter. ...

Webster County Telecommunications Center received a report of shots fired around 3:52 a.m Sunday morning. The information indicated several shots may have been fired in the Pleasant Valley area. The reporting party also gave a description of a tan sport utility vehicle that fled the area. ...

WEBSTER CITY — A Garner man was arrested early Monday morning following a pursuit on Interstate 35 involving deputies from three counties, including Hamilton County. At approximately 12:30 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call from an individual ...