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Man arrested in FD homicide case

A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting death in Fort Dodge early Tuesday morning, police reported. Fort Dodge police reported that Rolman Humberto Recinos Gonzales, 38, of 524 N. 28th St., was arrested and charged with first degree murder; trafficking in stolen weapons, first ...

Sand brings the conversation to Webster City

WEBSTER CITY — Late into his town hall in Webster City Tuesday, state Auditor Rob Sand asked for questions and got one from Denise Gajewsky, of Jewell. “What happened to the AEAs?” A veteran of both Heartland and Prairie Lakes Area Education Agencies, Gajewsky is a licensed ...

Michaels named to International Dragon Boat Hall of Fame

It was some three decades ago that Barb Michaels opted to join her Daybreak Rotary Club in a joint effort to clean up the Des Moines River around Fort Dodge. That’s how it all started. There was nothing in it for her, except a little exercise and knowing that she had done something for her ...

Homicide investigation continues

Fort Dodge police say one person is dead following a shooting early Tuesday morning. According to Fort Dodge Police Chief Dennis Quinn, a deceased man suffering from a gunshot wound was found in the area of 524 N. 28th St. at approximately 1:04 a.m. Tuesday. Police had been dispatched to ...

Taking center stage with Manuela Rodriguez

By CHRIS JOHNSON cjohnson@messengernews.net There isn’t much free time in Manuela Rodriguez’s schedule and that’s the way she likes it. The Fort Dodge Senior High senior is involved in everything that piqued her interests throughout her life. “The primary reason I am involved in ...

Iowa Specialty Hospital to stop accepting certain Medicare Advantage plans

CLARION — Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics will no longer accept certain Medicare Advantage plans. This is a move hospital leaders say is meant to protect patients and staff from a system that often delays or denies needed care. Medicare is the federal health insurance program for ...