Messenger photo by Britt Kudla: Cyncir Bowers of Iowa Central was recently named an honorable mention NJCAA All-American ...

Five area students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Morningside University in Sioux City. They are Seth Walker, of Algona; Elizabeth Hogrefe, of Eagle Grove; Destinee Martin, of ...

Taylor Katz, of Clarion, received a doctor of philosophy degree during the December commencement at the University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee. Katz was among 1,340 graduates at the Dec. 15 commencement ...

Taking out the trash in Fort Dodge costs more than $1 million. The city’s sanitation budget, which pays for solid waste and recycling collections, typically is over $1 million. City Council members ...

Santa Claus won’t be the only one on the move this holiday week. More than 119 million people are expected to travel for ...

Leaving a vehicle parked on a downtown Fort Dodge street longer than what is allowed will likely cost the offending driver a ...

A high speed pursuit through part of Fort Dodge early Sunday morning ended with a crash at 14th Street and Third Avenue South. The pursuit began on North 12th Street and ended when the sport utility ...

A Paton man is behind bars after being charged in the death of his 2-month-old son. Nolan Roger Wilson, 26, was arrested Friday and charged with first degree murder and child endangerment that led to ...

The city of Fort Dodge and the customers of its water system got a nice break from the state government Monday. The city had previously borrowed $9 million from a low interest loan fund operated by ...

STORY CITY — St. Edmond’s Matthew Crimmins had a strong day at the Norsemen Invitational on Saturday. Crimmins went 3-1 on the day and finished as the 132 pound runner up. The Gael 132-pounder lost to ...

Parking tickets in Fort Dodge would get a little more expensive under a proposal to come before the City Council tonight. That proposal would raise the fine for a parking violation from $15 to $20.

In the Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol,” three ghosts show up on Christmas Eve and go to work trying to convince Scrooge to change his ways. That’s better in-person attendance than you ...