Two people were injured when a fire ravaged a Fort Dodge apartment early Thursday morning. The fire at 258 Ave. M West was reported at 2:22 a.m. It caused severe damage to an apartment and the attic of the building. Firefighters and police were on scene for about six hours.
Two people were injured when a fire ravaged a Fort Dodge apartment early Thursday morning. The fire at 258 Ave. M West was reported at 2:22 a.m. It caused severe damage to an apartment and the attic of the building. Two people were taken to UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center for treatment of smoke inhalation. Police and firefighters were on the scene for about six hours.
Brandon Hansel, executive director of financial services for the Fort Dodge Community School District, has been honored by the Iowa Association of School Business Officials. Hansel received the Iowa Professional Leadership Award, one of the highest honors the association presents. He has been a school business official for 16 years, with 14 of those years in the Fort Dodge Community School District. During his tenure, he has led initiatives such as transitioning to a paperless business office, implementing self-funded insurance and expanding electronic payment systems. He has ...
NEW YORK — A poignant moment in the 1987 film “Broadcast News” may best describe the life of Fort Dodge Senior High graduate Ben Ahlers these days. Tom Grunick — played by William Hurt — asks Albert Brooks’ character, Aaron Altman, “What do you do when your real life exceeds ...
A man convicted of killing two people in a 2020 Fort Dodge gun battle has lost what is likely his last bid to get his long prison sentence overturned. Michael Shivers had taken a post conviction relief action case to the Iowa Court of Appeals, which on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ...
