EAGLE GROVE — Multiple law enforcement agencies surrounded a gunman in downtown Eagle Grove Wednesday evening, eventually taking him into custody. According to the Eagle Grove Police Department, the suspect was allegedly harassing another person and was armed with a handgun while in ...

A lot of Fort Dodge area people love Dairy Queen. The evidence of that was plain to see Tuesday, the first day of business at the new DQ Grill & Chill in Corridor Plaza. A long line of customers eager for blizzards, ice cream cakes and other goodies had formed outside the building well ...

Ending government shutdowns by forcing Congress to finish spending bills in a more timely manner is the goal of new legislation from U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley. Annually, Congress must pass a number of spending bills and send them to the president. But if those bills aren’t passed by the ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved by a narrow margin Tuesday a 4,999 head hog confinement to be located in Jackson Township. The vote passed 3-2 with supervisors Bob Thode and Austin Hayek voting yes. Supervisors John Cochrane and Nathan Montgomery voted nay. Supervisor Chair ...

Owen Hamlow followed the footsteps of his family members. Band, singing and theater are something Hamlow has always been around, and it was the perfect fit for him once he got to Fort Dodge Senior High. “My dad played trombone in band, along with his mom, my brother, two of my uncles and ...