Fort Dodge police say one person is dead following a shooting early Tuesday morning. According to Fort Dodge Police Chief Dennis Quinn, a deceased man suffering from a gunshot wound was found in the area of 524 N. 28th St. at approximately 1:04 a.m. Tuesday. Police had been dispatched to ...
Fort Dodge Women’s Connection will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Tea Thyme, 2021 Sixth Ave. S. Reservations must be made by Friday by calling Kathy Meinders at 515-408-7981 or Marcia Johnson at 515-571-5443. Cost is $15 inclusive. The speaker will be Kathleen Bishop of Lodi, Wisconsin. Her ...
By CHRIS JOHNSON cjohnson@messengernews.net There isn’t much free time in Manuela Rodriguez’s schedule and that’s the way she likes it. The Fort Dodge Senior High senior is involved in everything that piqued her interests throughout her life. “The primary reason I am involved in ...
CLARION — Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics will no longer accept certain Medicare Advantage plans. This is a move hospital leaders say is meant to protect patients and staff from a system that often delays or denies needed care. Medicare is the federal health insurance program for ...
Fort Dodge police have arrested a man in connection with a homicide Tuesday morning. Rolman Humberto Recinos Gonzales, 38, of Fort Dodge, has been charged with first degree murder, trafficking in stolen weapons and person ineligible to carry dangerous weapons, police reported. He is being ...
Construction is well underway on UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center’s $39.8 million new surgery center. The progress isn’t readily visible so far because the work is behind fences and below grade. Relocation of utilities and excavation of the basement level are ...