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A few weeks ago, the Iowa Department of Public Safety rolled their 2025 data into the Iowa Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) System. The Iowa UCR System publishes data annually at a minimum. In the future, the Department aims to publish data…
Dorsey and Whitney LLP, the firm that represents the City of Fort Dodge’s interests in regards to the sports Pavilion, officially served a Notice of Forfeiture of Real Estate Contract this afternoon to MandM LLC and other stakeholders. The letter…
Pride In Community Appearance (PICA) was honored last night at the 2026 Main Street Iowa Development Awards in West Des Moines, recognizing outstanding efforts to revitalize downtown districts across the state. The Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) Main Street Iowa…
The Fort Dodge City Council will consider a formal warning and evaluation period at their next meeting Monday evening in regards to a local bar. The 4th Street Depot Bar and Grill’s liquor license is up for renewal, but the…
2025 marked the first full calendar year of automated traffic enforcement (ATE) in Iowa since the Iowa Legislature tightened down restrictions on speed and red light systems across Iowa. On July 1st, 2024, the FDPD submitted applications for 19 locations across Fort…
A lawsuit has been filed in regards to a 2024 Fort Dodge Police Department use of force incident that resulted in the death of a Fort Dodge man. Tyler Stansberry, 24, of Fort Dodge, was fatally shot by Fort Dodge…
The City of Fort Dodge’s plan to amend their Reinvestment District gets the green light from the Iowa Department of Economic Development and Finance Authority. This will essentially allow the City to ‘capture back’ an additional $3.5 million dollars in…
A property acquisition resolution at the next Fort Dodge City Council meeting gives a glimpse of a future Fort Dodge Fire Department Station 2. The City of Fort Dodge recently distributed their meeting packet information for the upcoming council meeting. Contained…
A group of local Webster County residents have recently penned a letter to the Webster County Supervisors, asking for increased oversight and transparency of county animal control issues. According to the letter presented to the Supervisors, community members had raised concerns with…
The United States Department of Transportation has given the ‘clear for takeoff’ in regard to the new service request involving flights to Denver. Earlier this month, SkyWest Airlines filed a request for change in service pattern. That request was followed…
