Volunteer fire departments in Webster County that provide some emergency medical care, but do not transport patients in ambulances would initially get $10,000 from a new EMS tax. But to keep getting that money in the future, those departments would have to get licensed by the state ...

LAKE CITY — A sophomore student at South Central Calhoun High School has died after a multi-vehicle accident Wednesday morning. In a letter to district students and staff that was posted to social media, South Central Calhoun Superintendent Brad Anderson and High School Principal Sara ...

EAGLE GROVE — Multiple law enforcement agencies surrounded a gunman in downtown Eagle Grove Wednesday evening, eventually taking him into custody. According to the Eagle Grove Police Department, the suspect was allegedly harassing another person and was armed with a handgun while in ...

A lot of Fort Dodge area people love Dairy Queen. The evidence of that was plain to see Tuesday, the first day of business at the new DQ Grill & Chill in Corridor Plaza. A long line of customers eager for blizzards, ice cream cakes and other goodies had formed outside the building well ...

Ending government shutdowns by forcing Congress to finish spending bills in a more timely manner is the goal of new legislation from U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley. Annually, Congress must pass a number of spending bills and send them to the president. But if those bills aren’t passed by the ...