A Thor man pleaded guilty to animal neglect with serious injury for starving and mistreating 29 German shepherd dogs. But a judge ruled that he is still allowed to own two dogs. David Kelly Collan, 72, pleaded guilty in Webster County District Court Monday to misdemeanor animal ...

NEWTON — A Webster County man serving time in the Newton Correctional Facility on charges of lascivious acts with a child has died. Abel M. Rodriguez Jr., 80, was pronounced dead at 10:56 p.m. on Monday. He was 80 years old at the time of his death. Rodriguez was serving a 10-year ...

Area Catholics are mourning the passing of Pope Francis. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said in an announcement Monday. “His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and ...

Iowa Central Community College hosted more than 700 middle school students and staff from across the region for Middle School Visit Day on Thursday. Held twice a year, this spring’s visit welcomed groups from Fort Dodge, Humboldt, Southeast Valley, Perry, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Greene ...

Two teenage suspects in a reportedly stolen vehicle led police on a pursuit that started in Fort Dodge and ended on U.S. Highway 20 about four miles east of the city early Monday afternoon. The pursuit began when Fort Dodge police attempted to stop a stolen vehicle, according to Lt. Aaron ...

A nationwide arrest warrant was issued for a Fort Dodge woman accused of setting an apartment on fire in January after she failed to show up at a plea hearing Monday. The plea agreement that was to be the focus of Monday’s hearing would have enabled Megan S. Freeman, 34, to avoid ...