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Man charged with murder in FD shooting

One person died in an early Saturday morning shooting in Fort Dodge, and a man has been arrested, the Police Department reported. Police reported that Jamarcus L. Gully, of Fort Dodge, was arrested an charged with: * First degree murder * Attempt to commit murder of a peace officer * Two counts of attempt to commit murder The shooting happened at 12:29 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of South Fourth Street. Police reported that an officer saw a man shooting a handgun in front of the Fourth Street Depot, 300 S. Fourth St, with multiple people injured. The officer fired at him ...

Two shot in Fort Dodge

Two men were shot very early Saturday morning in Fort Dodge. Both were taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center. The shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. in the 300 block of South Fourth Street. The two men were found on the sidewalk directly in front of the Fourth Street Depot, 300 S. Fourth St. Multiple gunshots were apparently fired. Vehicles parked on South Fourth Street were damaged and the glass in the front door of Fourth Street Depot appeared to be shot out. Fort Dodge police, Webster County sheriff's deputies, the Iowa State Patrol and ...

News of Record: Sept. 26, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Friday Violation of probation — Megan R. Espeland, 47, 1222 S. 26th St., further proceedings to be scheduled. Provide false identification information — Megan R. Espeland, 47, 1222 S. 26th St., continued 180 days. Possession of a controlled substance — Patrick T. McGuire, 46, Hospers, preliminary hearing set for Oct. 5. Driving while barred — Patrick T. McGuire, 46, Hospers, preliminary hearing set for Oct. 5. Domestic abuse assault impeding air or blood flow causing bodily injury — Nicolas A. Crandall, 32, 1619 Eighth Ave. S., ...

Manson Northwest Webster homecoming

Author with FD roots to return

Jackie Haley, a successful author and former Fort Dodge resident, will make a presentation Thursday in the town where she grew up. She will speak at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Fifth Ave. N. People should enter the northeast door of the church. Her family moved to Fort Dodge when she was in fifth grade. She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School in 1998 and earned a Bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in Ames. Her first book, “Crystal Beach,” was published in 2012. It is a novel that combines romance with a spy thriller story. The sequel ...

Merrill scholarship winners announced

The George and Doris Merrill Family Foundation 5M Scholarship Fund, administered through the Fort Dodge Community Foundation announces 30 scholarship awards to area students who are attending college during the 2026-2027 academic year. Students receiving new scholarship awards include: Araya Anderson, Ames; Luke Firsching, Webster City; Tatum Harms, Fort Dodge; Arynn Luppes, Blairsburg; Makinley Nore, Fort Dodge; Sylvia Otteros, Williams; Logan Reed, Badger; Olivia Richardson, Webster City; Avery Teague, Webster City. Students receiving renewal scholarship awards include: Tanner Abbas, ...