Fort Dodge, Iowa, like many small cities across the state, faces the intricate task of balancing its budget while addressing the diverse needs of its residents. The city’s budget reflects a commitment ...

FORT DODGE, Iowa — A Fort Dodge woman was arrested for arson on Monday following a Sunday house fire, Fort Dodge police said. 34‐year‐old Megan S. Freeman was taken into custody after a house fire at ...

This Valentines Day weekend, the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa is offering people the chance to meet the ...

Devon Schuster of Fort Dodge Fire Rescue told Local 5. Another woman had to be life-flighted to the University of Iowa Hospital for ... have a lot of old buildings downtown, and you get a good ...

Fort Dodge: 110-foot mural on a grain silo ... according to the museum. Downtown Decorah is also designated an Iowa Cultural ...

A new fuel testing laboratory will be dedicated this afternoon near the Fort Dodge campus of Iowa Central Community College. Iowa Central President Jesse Ulrich says the work started there 20 years ...

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and ...