Fort Madison

Iowa Democrats and AFSCME Council 61 are calling on state lawmakers to increase pay and protections for correctional officers following an attack at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison last week.

Laura Liegois will take office in mid-January.

Abrie Asay volunteers at the Fort Madison Food Pantry, where customers sometimes ask for recipe ideas for the food they receive.

Members of PORT (Promoting Outdoor Recreation Trails) joined others from the community for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Rodeo Connector Trail.

Conagra Brands told employees that as of July 18, there will no longer be a credit union at its facility in Ft. Madison.

A city inspection found numerous problems at the old fort replica, such as leaky roofs and crumbling foundations. Several of the buildings are unstable.

Bowker said in order to combat labor shortages and create new jobs in the region, leaders need to address housing and transportation issues.

Passenger trains have not stopped at the red brick depot along Fort Madison’s riverfront since 1968.That’s when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway…

To break a tie in a scholarship competition, a prospective college student named Felix "Felis" Sanchez painted a mural of a matador and a charging bull on…

Police arrested a southeast Iowa teenager in the shooting death of another teen this week.Dimari D. J. Meredith, 17, of Fort Madison is charged with…