Webster County News

Webster County Veterans Affairs is risking exceeding its budget this fiscal year by helping to assist the county's low-income and indigent veterans.

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.

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

In January, Iowa Kids Count released its data book, titled "Trends in the Well-Being of Iowa Children." The book, published by the Child and Family Policy Center, provides data on 20 different indicators of child and family well-being for all 99 counties in Iowa.

I want to pay tribute to Liz Beeh Bond. Soon after we opened the mental health center, Liz came to me and told me I needed to hire her to do follow-up on patients.

A Fort Dodge teen, who is in prison after violating his probation, is facing felony charges after prosecutors allege he delivered drugs.

Elnor Gertrude Nelson , age 95, of Dixon, IL, died Sunday, Jan. 29. She was born Oct.

There has been a Catholic School System in Fort Dodge for almost as long as this town has been in existence.

Two men who were arrested in connection with the robbery of a pizza delivery driver in Fort Dodge have also been charged with a separate theft case.

Tim Schultz, Vincent, was recognized Monday by the Webster County Board of Supervisors for his efforts in restoring a portion of Oak Grove Cemetery near Lehigh, where heavy rains in 2009 caused an area to slide downhill, leaving coffins and bones exposed.

HUMBOLDT, Iowa - Two people are dead and three others, including two jail inmates, injured in a three-car accident near Humboldt in north-central Iowa.

Two people were killed in a head-on collision near Bode that also injured a Webster County jailer and two inmates Friday evening.

A special prosecutor will be allowed to continue a case against a Fort Dodge man accused of making an illegal campaign contribution to former Gov.

Approximately 430 acres of productive Iowa farmland will sell at auction Wednesday, Feb.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Fort Dodge Police Department, and Webster County attorney's office are still actively searching for the person who shot Brandyn Preston on May 8, 2011.

Nobody was injured Monday when the afternoon flight at Fort Dodge Regional Airport slid off the taxiway during its landing.

DES MOINES, Iowa - A trial has been postponed for a man accused of illegally donating money to the re-election campaign of then-Gov. Chet Culver.

For the past 17 years, Bev Verschoor has worked to provide housing assistance to families in need in a six-county area.

Christie Vilsack, who is running to represent Iowa's 4th Congressional, visited Fort Dodge Saturday to outline her conservation and job creation plan at a campaign stop hosted by the Webster County Chapter of Pheasants Forever.

It missed Christmas. It skipped New Year's. It held off, for the most part, from the onset of winter until early Friday morning.