The Stop the Scammers roadshow will visit Fort Dodge Wednesday. State Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen and a representative of state Attorney General Brenna Bird will lead this session, which will help people learn how to avoid getting scammed. It will begin at noon Wednesday in ...

A Fort Dodge man charged with dealing methamphetamine from a hotel room last year has pleaded guilty in federal court. Jordan T. Taylor, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern ...

A helicopter seen flying very low over the eastern side of Fort Dodge late Friday morning wasn’t lost or in distress. A flight plan showed the Bell Jet Ranger chopper came into Fort Dodge for an inspection flight, according to Rhonda Chambers, the director of aviation at Fort Dodge Regional ...

A drilling operation on Fifth Avenue South and 32nd Street Friday was in preparation for a water main project. A crew with a large truck-mounted drill bored holes at Fifth Avenue South and 32nd Street. City Manager David Fierke said the drilling was to collect geo-technical information in ...

A free educational series called A Journey Through Parkinson’s Disease will begin today. It will consist of three one hour sessions held from 11 a.m. to noon today, April 19 and April 26 at the Schmoker Building on the Friendship Haven campus, 420 Kenyon Road. The signs of Parkinson’s ...

John Roby, a Fort Dodge native and former boxing champion, will sign copies of his book tonight. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at Olde Boston’s Restaurant & Pub, 809 Central Ave. In 1993, Roby won the International Boxing Organization’s super featherweight title. The book, ...