A Fort Dodge man will spend nine years in federal prison for trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. Matthew Groat, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand on ...

Around the area CALLENDER — A time capsule placed inside the Prairie Elementary School sign on May 26, 1976, will be opened at 1 p.m. SATURDAY before being moved to the Gowrie Historical Museum. There will be refreshments in the City Park afterward. WEBSTER CITY — The Kendall Young ...

A fire immediately described by firefighters as suspicious destroyed an abandoned house in Fort Dodge Friday evening. The fire at 454 First Ave. N.W. was reported at about 6:30 p.m. No one was injured.

When Austin Anderson pictured his life as a 29-year-old, the harsh reality of dealing with something as serious as Stage 5 kidney failure would have never even remotely crossed his mind. The diagnosis is still, to this day, difficult to process and even more frustrating to accept. The Fort ...