Fort Dodge Mayor Matt Bemrich has been charged with drunk driving. Bemrich, 52, of 704 Crest Ave., faces charges of operating while under the influence, first offense, and improper use of lanes, according to court records. “Under the advice of my legal counsel, I cannot get into the ...

Leif Hamilton received a piece of advice from his sister when he first auditioned for a play. The Fort Dodge Senior High School senior heard the words from his sister, Anya, who he watched perform in plays at Hawkeye Community Theatre and directing at the high school, which was an ...

Fort Dodge residents will have a chance to learn some new dance moves and try some different foods during the Afro-Latino Festival Wednesday at Iowa Central Community College. The free event will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Resource Center on the Fort Dodge campus and continue until ...

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 ...