Fort Dodge City Councilman Cameron Nelson announced Wednesday that he will seek a third term representing Ward 2 in this year’s election. “I still think there is plenty to accomplish,” he said. Nelson ...

In the history of Calhoun County, some families’ roots run so deep that they pre-date some of the towns. Richard Bahls’ ...

Family members of 17-year-old Michele ‘Luna’ Jackson wept in court Wednesday afternoon after hearing a judge convict her ...

For the second straight night the Fort Dodge softball team went toe-to-toe with a Top-15 Class 5A school. The opponent was a direct reflection of the schedule Andi Adams has put together to get the ...

I spent a couple of hours visiting the Webster County 911 Center. I’d always known that what they do was essential, but sitting in the room and listening to them take call after call, I saw it in a ...

Andi Adams has developed a style of softball that is both feared and respected around the state. On Tuesday at Rogers Park, eighth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge used its speed and baserunning prowess ...

Blake Utley and his staff can smile about it now, but Royce Pederson’s struggles at the plate were no laughing matter heading ...

He was caught red-handed,” Calhoun County Attorney Ben Smith said during opening arguments Tuesday in the first-degree murder trial of Nathaniel Bevers-McGivney. “In this instance, the phrase is ...

Donna Ryder, aka Grama, will be dishing up local history Thursday when she serves an iconic Bash’s Drive-In treat during ...

McGivney, 22, of Farnhamville, was convicted of first degree murder Wednesday. District Court Judge Derek Johnson announced the verdict in the bench trial at around 1 p.m. Bevers-McGivney was ...

Messenger photo by Britt Kudla: Sam Kuhn hits a shot during last year’s Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota tournament. The ...

The elevator shaft at the Hamilton County Courthouse, which sits below the basement floor, was completely filled with water ...