Terry Moehnke and Scott Davis have won at-large seats for the Fort Dodge City Council. Complete results will be in Wednesday’s Messenger.

Todd McCubbin has won the Ward 3 race for Fort Dodge City Council. See complete election results in Wednesday’s Messenger.

Kim Alstott has won the Ward 4 race for Fort Dodge City Council. See complete election results in Wednesday’s Messenger.

The volunteer fire department in Badger has received a new truck capable of handling three key missions in one compact rig.

Fort Dodge voters will see a full ballot in Tuesday’s general election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A list of polling places is in today’s edition of The Messenger. City voters will pick ...

A Fort Dodge woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in helping to move the body of Dennis Jones after his son murdered him in 2024. Makayla McNeeley was sentenced Monday in Webster ...

A Fort Dodge man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing a child over the course of a year. According to court records, Joshua Jacobsma, 45, was sentenced for two counts of ...