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A Humboldt man was found guilty of second-degree murder, a Class B felony, on Tuesday in Humboldt County District Court.

Khalif Jigre set aside his college education to go to work and save enough money to open his own business.

Three days of events are scheduled to celebrate Dakota City's sesquicentennial this weekend.

City lawmakers gave pit bull lovers a reprieve Monday night, challenging them to come up with an alternative to a proposed partial ban of that breed in Sioux City.

Twenty-six candidates are vying for the title of Queen of the River for 2009. The new queen and two princesses will be crowned during ceremonies at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sioux City Convention Center.

Just when things begin to dry out, it pours, begging the question: -Messenger photo by Hans Madsen Randy Dahl, 54, surveys damage Thursday morning after a large tree was blown over onto his home at 211 Second ...

A Humboldt man's trial before a District Court judge ended Thursday after three days of evidence presented by attorneys.

' Rick Johnson has seen a lot in his nearly 20 years as a rural mail carrier, but the deluges that have pounded his area in recent weeks will go down in local history and lore.

Cancer survivor Carolyn Ford is dusting off her shoes and taking to the road to raise support for cancer research.

May 18, 1998 More than 1,000 fifth-grade students danced, dug up the dirt and held cockroaches at the 1998 Youth Environmental Agricultural Days held at the fairgrounds in Eagle Grove. via The Messenger

Karl L. King scholarships announced The Karl L. King Scholarship Foundation awarded $2,000 in student scholarships at the Karl L. King Municipal Band concert April 13. via The Messenger

From Register Staff and Wire Reports * April 10, 2008 DUBUQUE Trial in stabbing death put off until September The trial of a Clinton man charged with second-degree murder has been delayed until Sept. via Des Moines Register

Army investigators say they will exhaust every possible lead in a renewed investigation into the death of an Iowa soldier. via KLEM-AM Le Mars

A Humboldt man has been arrested in connection with a murder last Saturday. Authorities said William Shekey, 20, of Humboldt, was arrested in connect with the death of Michael Lee Ruberg, 41, of Dakota City. via KCCI

The Iowa state medical examiners office has declared Michael Rubergs death a homicide. via KTIC

The State Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a Dakota City man a homicide. Autopsy results reveal 41-year-old Michael Ruberg died of blunt force trauma, after an alleged altercation in Rutland on April ... via WHO-TV Des Moines

Humboldt County authorities and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are looking into the death of a Dakota City man who was found in the street early Saturday morning in the town of Rutland. via KCCI.com

Authorities are investigating the death of a man who they say died after an early morning fight in the northern Iowa town of Rutland.

Deputies from the Humboldt County sheriff's office responded to a report of a man down in the street just before 4 a.m. Saturday.

Forty-one-year-old Michael Lee Ruberg of Dakota City was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff's office says an autopsy is scheduled for Sunday at the state medical examiner's office in Ankeny. Read more

Robert E. Foley, 72, of Dakota City, passed away March 20, 2008 at the Humboldt Care Center North. via The Messenger

Gunvald Sande, 89, of Humboldt, passed away January 19, 2008 at the Humboldt Care Center North. via The Messenger