A couple stacks of blue pipes located along Iowa Highway 7 between Fort Dodge and Barnum are evidence that a major water main project is well underway. The completed project will pipe Fort Dodge water to Manson, giving that Calhoun County community a reliable supply after several years of ...

A plan from U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra that would make it easier for beginning farmers to get crop insurance started its legislative path in the Farm Bill. That bill passed the House Agriculture Committee last year, but went no farther. But the proposal authored by the Republican from Hull ...

A Fort Dodge man is going to federal prison for a decade after pleading guilty to methamphetamine charges. Christopher L. Caquelin, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance, according to the United States Attorney’s ...

A Fort Dodge woman has been jailed on accusations that she went into another woman’s apartment and beat her with a bat or club, according to court records. Keila S. Stabler, 37, 1225 Sixth Ave. N., was arrested by Fort Dodge police and charged with first-degree burglary. According to the ...