A Fort Dodge woman pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine in federal court Monday, according to federal prosecutors. In a plea hearing, Alesha Rasmussen, 34, admitted that on July 10, 2024, ...

has been detected at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility. "We're actively managing the situation with robust health measures," Iowa Department of Corrections Chief of Staff Paul Cornelius said in ...

Police responded to a Fort Dodge motel Tuesday evening when a man with a gun threatened to harm himself and others in the ...

A mobile home on the north side of Fort Dodge was heavily damaged by fire Sunday afternoon. According to the Fort Dodge Fire ...

An Iowa man found guilty of first-degree murder for the deadly shooting of a 15-year-old in Fort Dodge has lost his ... Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for killing two men in Iowa ...

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 ...