Fort Dodge News

FORT DODGE, Iowa - A former Fort Dodge police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met at a bar has pleaded guilty to extortion in a plea deal.

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Being able to get a good night's rest in a comfortable bed is something most of us take for granted.

"We do have bedbugs in Fort Dodge," Marge Flannery, FDALA member, said. "We do know that.

State auditors found no major problems with Fort Dodge city government finances in a just-completed examination of the municipal accounts.

KCCI 8 has learned that former Fort Dodge police Officer Galen Hindt is expected to enter into a plea agreement Friday in connection with a sexual abuse and extortion case.

Fort Dodge Noon Sertoma and Laureate Iota met Wednesday at the Athletics for Education and Success building to pack food for the Backpack Buddies Project.

A longtime factory in Monticello informed workers Wednesday, they will close their doors.

District Court Judge Michael Moon, who is overseeing the case, scheduled the hearing for Galen Hindt, 46, of Fort Dodge, on Wednesday, according to Laura Roan, an assistant Iowa attorney general who is prosecuting the case.

Did you buy a Powerball ticket yet? The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is up to $250 million.

Fort Dodge Choral Society will present "Alzheimer's Stories" at 3 p.m. on Feb. 26 at St.

Clifford H. Erickson, 62, of Humboldt, passed away February 6, 2012 at his home.

Law enforcement officials in Webster County are putting out an alert after receiving reports of a construction scam in towns throughout the county.

Iowa businesses that hire veterans would get a small break on their income taxes under a bill authored by state Sen.

Iowa is looking for volunteers to help transplant more than 2,000 native wildflower seedlings to help restore the state's prairies.

The city property tax levy in Fort Dodge would rise to $20.36 per $1,000 of taxable value under a proposal released Monday night.

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A man involved in a high-speed chase with Fort Dodge Police in October has been sentenced to five years in prison.

FORT DODGE, Iowa - A 28-year-old man who led Fort Dodge police on a high-speed chase and rammed a police cruiser has been given five years in prison.

Like you, I am proud to be a citizen of Fort Dodge and I want our town to keep getting better every day.