FORT DODGE, Iowa — Multiple families and residents are displaced after a large fire broke out at an apartment building early Sunday morning. Emergency crews responded to an apartment fire at around 1:19 a.m. at the West Ridge Apartments. When firefighters arrived on scene they found the entire backside of a building engulfed in flames. […]
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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 Mosleyâs 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 meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines.