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 ...

The funeral service for Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard was held Saturday morning at the Marshalltown High School Roundhouse. Hundreds of citizens and uniformed soldiers gathered inside to honor the slain Iowa Army National Guardsman, who was killed in an ISIS terrorist ...

A Fort Dodge woman was arrested after threatening to stab and kill law enforcement officers during a Saturday night incident, according to court records. Those records show that Estrella A. Mendez, 25, of 623 N. 21st St., was arrested by Fort Dodge police and charged with two counts of ...

A mid-morning snow squall brought traffic throughout north central Iowa to a halt Sunday. “We have a tow ban in place,” said Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener on Sunday afternoon. “Stay home and don’t travel. Our deputies are having trouble getting to stranded motorists due to ...