Webster County News

Opening the front door to find the sheriff standing there is an experience most people would rather not have.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting three more swine flu-related deaths.

S., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. With the help of community donations, the annual Santa Cops program hopes to increase the number of children chosen to shop with law enforcement officers this year.

When it comes to the flu, schools can be a "germ factory" for spreading the virus.

The jury found Angel Dejesus Vega-Sanchez, of Fort Dodge, guilty of first-degree murder in Webster County late Thursday afternoon.

As a deputy, April Murray hasn't broken down any doors, but she has broken down barriers.

Jury selection in the trial of Angel Dejesus Vega-Sanchez is set to begin at 9 a.m. in Iowa District Court for Webster County.

State gambling regulators say they're worried about cannibalization in the Iowa casino industry as four communities pursue new gambling licenses.

Twenty seven years ago, her grandfather was murdered. And still, no one has been charged with his death.

Rules that will guide the future look and development of the Fifth Avenue South corridor won the initial approval of the Fort Dodge City Council Monday.

The public offered a new idea for the law enforcement center. Build a new one. At a public input meeting Tuesday hosted by Webster County Supervisor Bob Singer, constituents listened to the arguments for building a new jail.

The Salvation Army of Fort Dodge is once again hosting its annual community wide Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov.

The interpretation of a fiscal discrepancy in inmate pay between the Department of Corrections and the office of Citizen's Aide/Ombudsman has been turned over to the Iowa attorney general's office for review.

Robert ''Barney'' Patterson and Andy Fritz will be the two new at-large members of the Fort Dodge City Council in January.

Memories can be a horrible thing to lose. It's why the Artful Dodger committee has decided upon "Memories" as the theme for next year's Artful Dodger event as the group partners with the Webster County Alzheimer's Association.

Harcourt mayor: Donna Brundage, Matt Davis, Devere Freeman; City Council candidates: Marc Greenfield, Meredith Hurtado.

A 37-year-old man found with a knife wound in his upper torso late Thursday died shortly after arriving at the hospital, police said Friday.

The owner of an electric motor repair shop in Fort Dodge has gone to court to try to stop the city from seizing his property via eminent domain.

One person is dead after a fire at 2714 N. 13th Place Monday night, officials reported.

Trains are a part of everyday life in the Fort Dodge area. And while it may be frustrating waiting for a train to cross, the industry has been around for more than a century and is a piece of the economic puzzle.