After four months, the 2025 Iowa legislative session is now coming down to one issue — the budget. State Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink and state Rep. Ann Meyer, who are both Republicans from Fort Dodge, told an Eggs and Issues forum audience Saturday that finishing the spending plan for the fiscal ...

Damaging winds, strong tornadoes, and very large hail are all being forecast by the National Weather Service for this afternoon into evening. “Everyone needs to be weather aware,” said Webster County Emergency Manager Dylan Hagen. “Take advantage of the advance notice and discuss your ...

The Fort Dodge City Council will act on the proposed budget for 2025-2026 when it meets this evening. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The proposed budget totals $115,381,690. That is down from the current budget of $127,214,770. It includes a ...

A Fort Dodge man was sentenced Monday for the October 2023 shooting of his father. Olnario Rodriguez-Ruffridge was sentenced Monday to five years in prison with no mandatory minimum. Rodriguez-Ruffridge was charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 1, 2023, shooting of his father, Jason ...