The Fort Dodge City Council will continue its work on the proposed budget for the next fiscal year and start a couple of water main projects when it meets tonight. The council will get started at 5 p.m. with a budget workshop in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. During that ...

This is the time of year when any bout of coughing or touch of fever has people worrying if they have the flu. Northern Iowa is in the midst of a flu season that borders on being rated as bad or severe by public health officials. The good news, according to local health care ...

Talented musicians from across the region will be on the Laramar Ballroom stage for Brady O’Brien Live’s “Gone Country” concert tonight. The popular annual fundraiser, which will feature an eclectic variety of songs and sounds spanning multiple decades of country music, starts at ...

The reward for information leading to the arrest of a Fort Dodge shooting suspect has been increased to $500. Webster County Crime Stoppers is offering the reward to help secure the arrest of Davontrez R. McCuddin, 22, of Fort Dodge, who is charged with attempt to commit murder in connection ...

A night of laughter with two comedians will benefit the dogs and cats cared for by the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa. Five Points Events presents Comedy for a Cause on Jan. 24 featuring comedian Willie Farrell and comedy magician Jonathan May. Doors will open for the show ...