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Tuesday, November 09, 2010  An Ohio man is charged in Iowa with stealing manhole covers, drain covers and fence posts to sell as scrap.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Officials say rescue crews freed a boy whose leg was trapped under a large concrete slab in the Des Moines River in Fort Dodge.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Friday, May 28, 2010  A teacher at a Catholic school in Fort Dodge has been fired after saying in a Facebook survey she did not believe in God.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  Officials have approved a request for a special counsel to be hired to investigate $25,000 in contributions given by Fort Dodge gambling interests to Gov. Chet Culver's campaign committee.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010  Hundreds of people crowded into a meeting to give state gambling regulators their views on whether Iowa should allow four new casinos.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010  Operations are slowly returning to normal at the state prison in Fort Dodge following a lockdown after two inmates allegedly attacked three guards.

Friday, April 23, 2010  Gov. Chet Culver says no one in his office or campaign is the focus of an state investigation into political donations by Fort Dodge casino backers to his re-election committee.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Monday, April 19, 2010  State investigators are looking into donations made to Gov. Chet Culver's re-election campaign by supporters of a Fort Dodge casino.

Thursday, April 08, 2010  Hundreds gathered to greet the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, which visited a possible Fort Dodge site for a proposed casino.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  Fort Dodge will pay city employees who want to attend rally to support a casino, but not those against it.

Monday, March 15, 2010  Authorities say an ice jam on the Des Moines River caused some flooded basements in central Iowa, but officials are preparing for more long-term problems.

Friday, November 20, 2009  A Webster County jury has convicted a Fort Dodge man of killing his wife.

Sunday, April 05, 2009  Corn producer Tate & Lyle has announced it will cut more than half of its workforce at its plant west of Fort Dodge.