People traveling on First Avenue South in Fort Dodge may notice some construction activity on the east side of the Albert Habhab Veterans Memorial Bridge. That work isn’t another city infrastructure project. It is the first phase of a plaza that will be the capstone project in the ...

A man has been charged with drunk driving and other traffic offenses after the pickup he was driving went off Kenyon Road and hit a railroad car. The crash happened just after 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Police Chief Dennis Quinn. He said the pickup failed to round the curve on Kenyon Road ...

Anna Lursen, a senior at St. Edmond Catholic School, was honored at the recent Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony. Lursen has a 4.062 grade-point average. She has also already earned 77 college credits. She is a member of the National Honor Society and the Phi Theta Kappa Honor ...

A Fort Dodge woman accused of dealing fentanyl pills has pleaded guilty to a federal crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. Leslie J. Fanning, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of ...

The Community Health Center of Fort Dodge invites the public to participate in a Make It OK event on May 14. This event is part of the Make It OK campaign through Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative, a statewide effort focused on reducing stigma surrounding mental health by encouraging ...