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Two officers hurt in incident

Two Fort Dodge police officers were injured and a police vehicle was damaged in an early Wednesday morning incident. A Fort Dodge woman was arrested and faces a handful of criminal charges. The incident happened at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday in the 1700 block of Fifth Avenue South when police ...

Pets perish in Moorland blaze

MOORLAND — Seven pets died in a wind-whipped fire that ravaged a Moorland home Tuesday evening.. Four dogs and three cats perished in the blaze at 324 Linden St., according to Moorland Fire Chief Ken Thompson. No people were injured. The fire blew ash and embers onto the property ...

DODGER PRIDE

As the executive director of the Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation, Nik Moser is always looking for ways to build positive momentum in the district he serves. Moser feels like now, more than ever before, he’s far from alone in that pursuit. The FDCSF’s “Go Big, Go Dodgers” ...

Tornado spotted in Calhoun, Pocahontas counties

A tornado skipped its way across parts of Calhoun and Pocahontas counties Tuesday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. The twister was described as an “intermittent tornado” by Brooke Hagenhoff, a meteorologist with the National Weather ...