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Messenger News: Fort Dodge men set out to help after Spirit Lake Massacre

Fresh off a busy night at the Dodger Relays on Monday, the Fort Dodge boys track and field team brought just a handful of runners here for the Johnston Invitational on Tuesday. Noah Daniel raced to a ...

Fort Dodge, originally called Fort Clark, had been in existence since 1850. But the northern area of Iowa it was intended to secure was peaceful, and soldiers were needed elsewhere. So in 1853, the ...

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Two people were injured when a fire ravaged a Fort Dodge apartment early Thursday morning. The fire at 258 Ave. M West was reported at 2:22 a.m. It caused severe damage to an apartment and the attic ...

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Police Log FORT DODGE Tuesday A burglary was reported in the 700 block of Central Avenue. A parking complaint was reported on East Riverside drive. Harassment was reported in the 1500 block of 27th ...

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A man convicted of killing two people in a 2020 Fort Dodge gun battle has lost what is likely his last bid to get his long prison sentence overturned. Michael Shivers had taken a post conviction ...

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A poignant moment in the 1987 film “Broadcast News” may best describe the life of Fort Dodge Senior High graduate Ben Ahlers these days. Tom Grunick — played by William Hurt — asks Albert Brooks’ ...

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Brandon Hansel, executive director of financial services for the Fort Dodge Community School District, has been honored by the Iowa Association of School Business Officials. Hansel received the Iowa ...