A new display in the works at the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center will explain Iowa’s geologic history while also showing off Iowans’ very own historical artifacts. According to Matt Cosgrove, Webster County Conservation director, the local archeology exhibit should be ...

A Fort Dodge father and mother face a long list of criminal charges stemming from reported abuse of their baby, according to court records. Austin N. Prewitt, 24, of 315 Haskell St., faces 21 counts of child endangerment, bodily injury, according to criminal complaints filed against ...

A Fort Dodge man died last week in a one-vehicle motorcycle accident near Fort Dodge. According to the Webster County Sheriff’s Office, last Thursday morning, officers were called to the 1800 mile of U.S. Highway 169 on the report of a motorcycle in the west ditch. Upon arrival, a deputy ...

PALMER — Four people face animal neglect charges after 14 dogs were removed from a property in Palmer last month. The Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office reported that animal neglect charges have been filed against these individuals: • Bernadette Tevalan-Hernandez, 61, six ...

Archers will again be able to hunt deer in the city limits of Fort Dodge, starting Saturday. The urban bow hunt, the third one to be held in the city, will end on Jan. 10, 2026. The City Council approved the hunt on April 14. Two previous deer hunts have been held in the city. The most ...