GOWRIE — Should an emergency situation unfold at Southeast Valley Schools, Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener wants all personnel — school and law enforcement — working off of the same response playbook. Fleener, along with area law enforcement agencies, will host a joint response ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors rolled back the clock on an ordinance regulating platting in the county during its meeting Tuesday. In November 2023, the county removed the “requirement of a plat of survey in lieu of a plat.” According to Webster County Auditor Doreen Pliner, ...

Jurors in Alec Jones’ first-degree murder trial were scheduled to hear closing arguments this morning. Jones is accused of killing his father, 55-year-old Dennis Jones, on April 26 and with his younger brother, Nathan, of dumping their father’s body in a Webster County ditch. Alec Jones, ...

Alec Jones, of Fort Dodge, was convicted of first degree murder Wednesday afternoon for killing his father, Dennis Jones, on April 26.

Thousands of qualifying Fort Dodge children took home nutritious food to eat over the weekends for the last 14 years thanks to a program called Backpack Buddies. They will not be able to do that during the upcoming school year. Backpack Buddies has come to an end because of a lack of money, ...

Fort Dodge City Council members made it clear Monday night that if voters approve proposed utility franchise fees next month, all of the money will be spent on the Police Department. A measure spelling that out was approved unanimously by the council. Councilman Cameron Nelson said ...