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Fired for alleged romance behind bars, Iowa prison worker awarded unemployment benefits

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A prison guard fired in Fort Dodge gets unemployment benefits after state fails to back up allegation she had inmate romanceRead Article

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Fourth-ranked Gaels win 20th NCC game in row

The fourth-ranked (Class 1A) Fort Dodge St. Edmond softball team doesn't need additional help to win games, but the Iowa Falls-Alden girls committed five errors in four innings during Monday's road contest at Rogers Park.Read Article

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Petition Summary: L-lysine from the People’s Republic of China

On May 28, 2025, the Lysine Fair Trade Coalition and its individual members (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of L-lysine from the People’s Republic of China (“China”). SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION The scope of this investigation covers animal feed grade L-lysine (“lysine”). Lysine is an essential amino acid added to animal feed that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins…Read Article

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Prep softball: Area RVC teams set to take another step forward

The River Valley Conference is one of the state’s tougher small-school softball conferences in the state, and most seasons end with one of its teams playing in the state tournament in Fort Dodge.Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeRead Article

Indians end Tiger team's season in 8

FORT DODGE — While Spencer’s team tennis season may have ended Wednesday at Fort Dodge, Tigers Kennedy Graettinger and Brynn Merchant will keep playing when they compete in doubles action after moving on from the individual tournament. In a battle of Lakes Conference opponents, last year’s No. 3 state finisher and top 10-ranked Spencer, 16-5-1, fell to 17-8-0 Spirit Lake-Okoboji in eight games. The regional competition was held on the Fort Dodge…Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeRead Article

Corrections officer fired for alleged inmate relationship wins jobless benefits • Iowa Capital Dispatch

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Iowa Workforce Development manages unemployment claims filed on behalf of Iowans. (Photo by Getty Images, logo courtesy the State of Iowa)A female corrections officer fired for an alleged romantic relationship with an inmate has been awarded unemployment benefits. State records indicate Azucena D. Valenzuela was employed as a corrections officer at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility for three years before she was fired by the Iowa Department o…Unemployment · Fort DodgeRead Article

Iowa DNR reports thousands of fish killed in Lizard Creek spill - Radio Iowa

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The Iowa DNR has released fish kill numbers from a spill last month in the south Branch of Lizard Creek in Fort Dodge. The DNR says 71,933 fish  were killed after a fertilizer byproduct leaked from the CJ Bio America plant and into the creek on April 14th. A statement from DNR fisheries biologist Ben […]Fish · Fort DodgeSee the Story

Agency seeks out veterans in need - The Iola Register

A majority of Allen County veterans do not take full advantage of available benefits to them. The Kansas Office of Veterans Services hopes to change that. Less than half of Allen County veterans take advantage of available benefits, including health care, furthering their educations, long-term care, survivors’ benefits and pensions.  That gap oftentimes correlates with a veteran’s do-it-yourself mentality, said Sheli Sweeney, director of public …Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeRead Article

Fort Dodge, IA Shooter Cleared After Police Confirm He Acted in Self-Defense ~ VIDEO

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FORT DODGE, IA — A weekend shooting in Fort Dodge has been officially ruled self-defense after police determined the man who pulled the trigger was facing a violent assault on his own property. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. on Sunday at a home on the 2200 block of 8th Avenue South. According to authorities, 48-year-old Christopher Kockorsky showed up at the victim’s home and aggressively swung a hacksaw at him twice during the confron…Firearms · Fort DodgeRead Article

1 person rescued from a river in Fort Dodge after their van became submerged, Saturday

(Fort Dodge, Iowa) – Officials with the Fort Dodge Fire Department reports that at around 8:15-p.m., Saturday (May 10th), rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of 2484 Riverside Trail, south of Coalville, for a report of a van in the river. It was not initially unknown if the van was occupied. In addition to crews from the Ft. Dodge FD, personnel with the Otho Fire Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Deputies, Iowa DNR, and Iowa State Pa…Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeRead Article

Latest honor flight for Iowa veterans takes off tomorrow from Fort Dodge - Radio Iowa

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Another group of military veterans from across northern Iowa will fly to Washington, D.C. to see the various war memorials this week. The Brushy Creek Chapter of Honor Flights’ latest charter jet will depart from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport tomorrow morning. Organizer Ron Newsum says this tradition is now in its 15th year. “Our […]Radio · Fort DodgeSee the Story

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