Gas leaking from a damaged meter Thursday afternoon in Fort Dodge prompted utility crews to shut off electricity as an added safety measure. A gas meter on the back of a building at 1012 First Ave. N. was the source of the problem, which ultimately impacted nearly 1.500 electricity ...

Around the area WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library, Webster City, is holding Drop-In Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SATURDAY at the library. There will be a come-and-go activity available for kids and families. This Saturday’s activity is winter paper wreath. WEBSTER CITY — Kendall ...

A swiftly-moving effort in the Iowa House of Representatives to stop the use of eminent domain for the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines has the support of a pair of lawmakers representing Webster County. New state Rep. Wendy Larson, R- Odeboldt, made opposition to eminent domain a ...

Republican congressional candidate Chris McGowan is generally supportive of the American action in Venezuela and wants an investment in national defense that doesn’t squander the taxpayers’ money. “Bold decisive leadership by the commander-in-chief sends a strong message to ...

DAYTON — One of two men wanted in connection with a late December shooting incident in Dayton has been arrested. Zachary S. Hammond, 40, of Lehigh, was arrested early Wednesday morning by Webster County sheriff’s deputies. He is charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon and ...

A man has been jailed on a long list of criminal charges after pointing a gun at a woman’s head and later leading police on an early Wednesday morning chase through Fort Dodge streets at speeds that reached 60 mph. The pursuit ended when he jumped out of his pickup truck, which then rolled ...