The power is back on throughout Webster and surrounding counties. MidAmerican Energy and Midland Power Cooperative crews worked throughout Tuesday and Wednesday’s blizzard to restore power to more than 10,000 homes and businesses. “It was all hands on deck,” said Ryan Henn, Midland ...
Police log FORT DODGE Wednesday A fight was reported in the 2000 block of Fourth Avenue North. A disabled vehicle was reported at Fifth Avenue South and 25th Street. A disabled vehicle was reported in the 2700 block of North 15th Street. A parking complaint was reported in the 300 ...
A Fort Dodge man made a “conscious decision” to shoot his father on a fall night in 2023, a prosecutor told jurors as a first-degree murder trial commenced in Webster County District Court Thursday morning. Olnario Rodriguez-Ruffridge, 21, is on trial for first-degree murder in connection ...
More than six inches of snow paired with 60 plus mph winds left impassable roads, more than 100 cars stuck in ditches and drifts, and a mess for area first responders and road departments to work through. “It’s been busy,” said Webster County Emergency Management Coordinator Dylan ...