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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 Iowa Public Information Board met today in Des Moines for their regularly scheduled meeting. On their docket was case number 25FC:0134, involving The City of Fort Dodge and Fort Dodge Police Department regarding the traffic stop of former Mayor…
The Fort Dodge City Council will meet again this Monday, with another round of budgeting ahead of the regular meeting. The budget workshop will begin at 5:00PM, and include Dart, city hall maintenance, and much of the administration of the…
Some scheduling changes might be on the horizon for the Fort Dodge Police Department. The Fort Dodge City Council will consider a change transitioning from a shift-bidding model to a rotating shift schedule at their next regularly scheduled meeting. According…
Fort Dodge Fire responded to a car fire early this morning, but not your usual automobile. Fort Dodge Webster County Scanner reported early this morning that fire crews responded to a mobile speed enforcement vehicle in the 1800 block of…
The Fort Dodge City Council is scheduled to meet in closed session Monday ahead of the regular meeting. The special closed session is scheduled to begin at 5:30PM, just ahead of the 6:00PM regular meeting. The agenda calls for a…
Daniel Smith, 38, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty recently to one count of illegal possession of firearms, in federal court in Sioux City. Smith was previously convicted of Unauthorized Possession of Offensive Weapons, in 2017, and Dominion/Control of Firearm/Offensive…
A recent change has been made to the Fort Dodge Police Department’s portion of the City website: Automated Enforcement. The Fort Dodge Police Department’s Automated Enforcement page has virtually been untouched for months, until recently. The change outlines the location…
