State Rep. Ann Meyer is once again pushing legislation that would force people to put the phone down while driving. The ...

Messenger Bill Shea Two women escaped serious injury when this sport utility vehicle flipped onto its side Saturday night in ...

A man was forced to scramble for safety out onto a roof when a fire broke out in a Fort Dodge apartment house Sunday afternoon. Firefighters quickly put up a ladder to bring him down while also ...

Week two has come to an end. We are settling in and getting down to work. The following is a quick rundown of the process a bill must go through during the session. Any legislator can have a bill ...

The proposed 2025-2026 budget and an increase in fines for parking violations are again on the Fort Dodge City Council agenda for this evening. The council meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in the ...

Cities, counties and school districts are now working on their budgets for the fiscal year that begins July 1, and they are doing so under the restrictions imposed by a state law governing property ...

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have been seen throughout Iowa this week following President Donald Trump’s promise to crack down on undocumented workers. While Gov. Kim ...

The Iowa Central women fell to Ellsworth here Saturday, 69-40, suffering their 12th consecutive defeat in the process. Olivia Miller had 11 points with Lainey Maehl adding 10 to go along with five ...

The Iowa Central men suffered a second straight tough loss, falling to No. 11 Ellsworth here on Saturday, 78-75. The Tritons (11-9 overall, 5-6 in ICCAC) received a 24-point performance from Jordan ...

Dreshaun has only been back competing for about 10 days and has been picking up right where he left off. The top-ranked (IAwrestle) 215-pound two-time state champion picked up his second invitational ...

The Iowa Central women’s wrestling team made the trip to the NJCAA Women’s Coaches Duals with one goal in mind: win. And that’s exactly what they did. The sixth-ranked Tritons finished off a perfect ...

Mariaha Benedict claimed another tournament championship on Saturday, winning the Upper Iowa Invitational. Benedict (39-5) went 4-0 on the day with two falls, a major decision and a medical forfeit.