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By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – An officer involved shooting left one dead in Fort Dodge on Saturday. According to a press release by Fort Dodge Police, law enforcement were called to a residence […]

Humboldt, IA – Humboldt County Public Health, HCMH and Prevent Child Abuse Iowa are joining communities across the state this month in celebrating the importance of social connections and working to strengthen social-wellbeing during Child […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – The City of Dakota City’s clerk Angelique Berry was recently named the 2023 City Clerk of the Year by the Iowa Rural Water Association. Berry was presented […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@77thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – For the second time in the last six days, Fort Dodge Police responded to a shots fired incident. According to a press released, the incident occurred Wednesday afternoon […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt Co., IA – With spring right around the corner, testing of storm sirens is set to resume in Humboldt County. Starting this Saturday March 16, the Humboldt County Law Enforcement […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (KHBT) – As the temperatures warm up this week, the National Weather Service is warning that conditions are ripe for fire weather conditions. The NWS says that breezy southwest winds at […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – Fort Dodge Police are investigating a report of shots fired on Friday. According to a press release, on Friday, March 8 at approximately 2:08 p.m., the Webster County […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Junk Days for the city of Humboldt will look much different this year as the city will shift from curbside pickups to a centralized location for drop-offs at […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – A Humboldt Middle School teacher and her students are teaming up once again this year for a cause called Brave Bags, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to creating care […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors have proclaimed March 2024 as Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The proclamation includes declaring that Problem Gambling is a health issue affecting millions […]