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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Fort Dodge, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 48 stories have been published about Fort Dodge which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Fort Dodge, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 48 stories have been published about Fort Dodge which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeTaylor Blaha and Brandon Thoma are charged with first-degree murder in the November 2022 death of their newborn daughter. They are accused of drowning the baby in their bathtub shortly after the child was born. Thoma is also charged with abuse of a corpse for allegedly disposing of the baby's body. Law enforcement officials have not yet been able to find the child's remains.
Judge denies competency evaluation for Iowa mother accused of killing newborn
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Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeBrandon Thoma and Taylor Blaha welcomed a baby girl in their apartment in November. To ease the pain of childbirth, Blaha used methamphetamine. The couple became worried that with the baby's cries, neighbors would contact police. Fearing that they would lose custody of their two-year-old child, the couple held their newborn under water until she died.
Fort Dodge couple charged with drowning their newborn baby plead not guilty
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Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeTaylor Blaha is charged with first-degree murder in the baby's death. Court documents say Blaha admitted to investigators that she and the father of the child, Brandon Thoma, drowned the baby girl shortly after she was born on November 16, 2022. They were worried the two-year-old son they shared would be taken away if authorities learned there was methamphetamine in their daughter's system.
Fort Dodge woman accused of killing newborn has new trial date
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Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeBrandon Thoma and Taylor Blaha are charged with first-degree murder. Thoma is also charged with abuse of a corpse. Blaha submitted a letter to the judge asking for a new public attorney. A hearing on the matter has been scheduled for January 27th.
Fort Dodge mom accused of drowning newborn is asking for new lawyers
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Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeFire crews in Fort Dodge responded to a fire at a building with several businesses at noon on Tuesday. The fire happened at Central Avenue and 11th Street. The first and 2nd floors are badly damaged, but crews prevented the fire from spreading to the rest of the building. No injuries were reported.
Fire damages building in Fort Dodge
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Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeIt happened just after 11:30 p.m. Friday night near the intersection of South 18th Street and Fourth Avenue. Fort Dodge police say when they arrived on scene they found a 17-year-old boy shot in the stomach. He was taken to the hospital, where he was expected to survive. It's unclear what led up to the shooting.
Teenager shot in Fort Dodge
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Fort Dodge · Fort DodgeThe Iowa Supreme Court has denied Joshua Pendleton's request to take up his case. Pendleton argued he was suffering from schizophrenia when he murdered the Rev. Al Henderson in October 2019. In January 2020, a competency evaluation was ordered for Pendleton. He was deemed competent to stand trial.
Iowa Supreme Court denies appeal to take up Fort Dodge murder case
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