An excessive heat warning paired with derecho level winds has most Iowans wishing for cooler seasons. “It’s just so hot,” said Ella Tasler, a lifeguard at the Gowrie Swimming Pool. The pool was busy Monday with lifeguards and swimmers taking hourly breaks to rehydrate in the ...

The Fort Dodge Police Department has a new captain and a new patrol officer. Matt Lundberg was promoted from lieutenant to captain. He will lead the department’s criminal investigations division. He replaces Steve Hanson, who resigned to become police chief in Webster City. Lundberg has ...

DART bus riders will be paying a bit more under a contract approved by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. The council approved a one-year agreement with MIDAS Council of Governments for operation of the Dodger Area Rapid Transit (DART) buses. Under the terms of that agreement, the fare for ...

A Fort Dodge man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Monday to 110 years in prison for sexually abusing three children over the past 15 years. Christopher J. Novencido, 44, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse. In his plea, he admitted to assaulting three children in ...

A Webster County deputy has resigned amid investigations by local and state officials. According to Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener, Deputy Sheriff Trevir Michehl was placed on administrative leave on July 15. On the advice of Webster County Attorney Darren Driscoll, an administrative ...