DAYTON — Six fire departments along with EMS were dispatched to a large structure fire Saturday morning northwest of Dayton. Dayton, Lehigh, Harcourt, Callender, Gowrie, and Otho fire departments, along with Gowrie EMS, responded to a fire at 3368 Oak Ave. The large machine shed ...

A woman who grew up in Fort Dodge now plays a key role leading the state government’s economic development and housing agencies. Molly Lopez, who graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School, is now the chief operating officer of both the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa ...

Grammy-nominated songwriter and national recording artist Ryan Stevenson is hosting a “Gospel Nights: Unplugged” event at the Laramar Ballroom in Fort Dodge tonight. Doors open at 5 p.m. for the concert, which is being presented by the Brady O’Brien Live non-profit organization. ...

Iowa students with school permits will now be able to drive unsupervised to and from a job as well as an hour before and after classes due to a new law that updates the school permit privilege. That law went into effect July 1. The update is in response to the Iowa Legislature passing SF2109 ...