As people prepare to file their Iowa income taxes this winter and spring, they’ll notice less of their money is going to their state government. “For people that file now, they’re going to notice a drop to a 3.8 percent flat tax,” said state Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, R-Fort Dodge. Gov. ...

DAYTON — The Webster County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents in Dayton to check their home security cameras following a report of gunfire Sunday evening. According to Webster County Chief Deputy Derek Christie, dispatch received a call at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday of gunfire in the ...

New Fort Dodge Mayor Dave Flattery, plus the newly elected and reelected City Council members, will be sworn into office during a ceremony this morning. It will begin at 11 a.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The newly elected council members are Scott Davis (at-large), Terry ...

The Fort Dodge Senior High School band lives by the code Precision is Power and it will get a chance to show football fans exactly what that means. The Fort Dodge All-American Marching Band is traveling to Memphis, Tennessee, to entertain fans at the Liberty Bowl and around ...

Iowa residents are allowed to start the new year with a bang — literally. Those who wish to light some fireworks to welcome 2026 can do so, and a new state law gives them more time to do it. Under the law that went into effect July 1, fireworks can be used from 9:30 a.m. today until 12:30 ...

Through laughter and tears — sometimes arriving in the same breath — Ellyn Lemke remembers her son. Aaron Miller died 352 days ago. The pain, regret and sadness Lemke feels still have her in a state of shock, especially during the holiday season. In the midst of it all, there are ...