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One dead in FD shooting

A man was shot and killed in Fort Dodge Friday afternoon, according to police. A suspect was quickly identified and detained. Neither the victim or the suspect have been identified by police. The Fort Dodge Police Department reported that the shooting was an isolated incident between ...

One dead in shooting

A man died as a result of a shooting Friday afternoon, according to the Fort Dodge Police Department. A suspect has been detained, police reported. Police said the shooting was an isolated incident between two people who knew each other and that there is no threat to the public. The ...

Shooting in Fort Dodge under investigation

Fort Dodge police are investigating a shooting in the 1300 block of Third Avenue North. One person was taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health Trinity Regional Medical Center. The incident was reported at about 2 pm.

Public Safety Authority gets to work

The entity charged with overseeing the potential creation of a new Webster County Law Enforcement Center started its work Thursday. The three-member panel that is the Webster County Public Safety Authority did not make any momentous decisions. Instead, it spent about half an hour on ...

Man held on $1 M bond in fatal crash

ROCKWELL CITY — The man accused of deliberately ramming his pickup into a UTV, killing one person and seriously injuring another, is being held in jail on a bond of more than $1 million. Jaxyn S. Blum, 21, made his initial appearance in Calhoun County Magistrate Court Thursday morning. He is charged with first degree murder for the death of Kyle Rath, 19. He is also charged with attempted murder because Roger King, 21, suffered serious injuries in the crash. Authorities initially reported Blum as a Rockwell City resident, but court documents now list a corrected address of ...