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edecious@messengernews.net A Fort Dodge man was arrested Monday afternoon after police received reports of a physical altercation on one street and unsubstantiated reports of shots fired on another street. Josh Kiplinger, 29, is charged with carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor, and fifth-degree criminal mischief, a simple misdemeanor. The Webster County Telecommunications Center received a report of an assault in the 300 block of First Street Northwest shortly after 4 p.m., with information indicating two men had a physical altercation before one left the area. Later, Fort Dodge Poli...

editor@messengernews.net -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson John Mosley, of Fort Dodge, gets a little snow blowing done on Friday afternoon along First Avenue North. With temperatures and wind chills about to take a plunge starting today into next week, working outside for too long will be a health hazard. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson John Mosley’s breath begins to fog his glasses Friday afternoon as he works to remove snow along a sidewalk on 15th Street. Colder air is anticipated for Fort Dodge and the state starting today and lasting all week, according to Jim Lee, a meteo...

edecious@messengernews.net A Fort Dodge woman was arrested Thursday after police said she broke into a home and assaulted someone. Daesha Green, 24, was charged with first-degree burglary, a Class B felony, after her arrest Thursday afternoon. Fort Dodge Police said the Webster County Telecommunications Center received a burglary report at about 6:55 a.m. Thursday about an incident that had occurred earlier in the morning. Police said information gathered from the victim indicated that a woman forced her way into the residence and assaulted the victim before leaving. Green is currently being ...

edecious@messengernews.net Four Fort Dodge and Des Moines residents appeared in Webster County Magistrate Court Tuesday on charges of participating in a riot that Fort Dodge Police say happened on Halloween. Jacob Clayton, 24, of Fort Dodge; Josh Coleman, 30, of Fort Dodge; Alexander Pallos, 23, of Des Moines; and Mercedes Rom, 23, of Des Moines; are all charged with participating in a riot, an aggravated misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct — fighting or violent behavior, a simple misdemeanor. Fort Dodge police say the incident happened at Brass Monkey on North 10th Street. There, they say ...

edecious@messengernews.net Fort Dodge Police are investigating a shot fired Monday evening that left a 17-year-old with a foot wound. Officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Sixth Avenue North in reference to someone being shot at approximately 7:40 p.m. Upon arrival, they learned that the victim had been transported to UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center by a private vehicle. After finding the teenager shot in the foot at the hospital, officers learned that he had been speaking with a family member in the alley near the reported location when a gun the relative was ho...