Messenger Lori Berglund The hogs inside the trailer were safe and keeping cool after a van and semitrailer accident on the ...

Construction on the Dayton Trail and Community Center projects is nearing completion with both anticipated to open later this ...

Making the E15 blend of ethanol more readily available is the objective of a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley. The Republican senators ...

Everyone sees the sweat and hard work exhibitors pour into their entries at the county and state fair, but not everyone knows what goes on behind the scenes in the life of an exhibition judge at the ...

Over the next 24 hours, a downtown Fort Dodge intersection will transform into a sold-out concert venue. A crowd of 5,000 people will gather Saturday evening for the Downtown Country Jam featuring ...

One person was killed in a Thursday afternoon crash on Iowa Highway 4 south of Pocahontas. The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol, so the names of the people involved have not ...

Coming off an eight-win campaign this past spring, head coach Julie Astor and the Fort Dodge girls tennis program looks to ...

Fire officials say an early Wednesday morning blaze at Amigos, 280 N. First St., was not suspicious, but did significant ...

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the first degree murder conviction of Kyle Ricke, who was found guilty in the shooting ...

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100 Women Who Care present a check for $6,700 to the Holy Trinity Food Pantry. Pictured from left are Sara Carlson, Ellen ...

One of the frustrations of being a **former** newspaper editor is no longer having a few dozen reporters to pursue answers to questions going unasked and unanswered each day. Two of my go-to questions ...