A downtown Fort Dodge building sustained significant damage in a Tuesday night fire. No one was injured in the fire at ...

There were dozens and dozens of volunteers on hand Thursday to help with the annual community Thanksgiving dinner at Fort ...

Games, crafts, and perhaps most importantly, a visit from Santa Claus, will get the holiday season started in Manson. All of that will be part of an event called Manson Hometown Christmas, which will ...

A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Calhoun County last summer. Troy J. Holicky, 37, of Lamberton, Minnesota, received the prison sentence on ...

A man who police and prosecutors accuse of ambushing a Sac County resident at their home and slashing them with a knife last year has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. James M. Debourgh, 71, ...

With the high school winter sports season days away from offering up a full slate of action, The Messenger’s award-winning ...

WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library will hold adult programs throughout the month of December. Adult Book Club — Kendall Young Library invites you to join in the December Book Club discussion about a ...

The Fort Dodge Historic Preservation Commission will hold an open house to discuss the future of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church building from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Municipal Building, 819 ...

A fire was reported in the building at about 9:40 p.m. Flames were coming out of some second floor windows on both the east ...

The Fort Dodge Regional Airport is seeing an increase in the number of passengers coming and going for the Thanksgiving ...

The Messenger is pleased to partner with local businesses to make this donation to The Lord’s Cupboard in Fort Dodge. It is ...

The Messenger will not be published on Thursday in commemoration of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Check throughout the day for breaking news updates. The Messenger will resume publication on Friday.