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A WOMAN attacked two store workers after being caught shoplifting. Jolene McHale, of Dodge Holme Road, Halifax, admitted assault and theft.

TOWN OF ARTHUR — Burglars should be choosy when they’re casing a joint, says Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk. If bad guys aren’t careful, they can be on the receiving end off gun fire.

My curiosity about the testimony of (former Qwest CFO) Robin Szeliga sent me scurrying down to the courthouse. Also, greedily, I hoped to glean some insider information from her account for my new book on women and white-collar crime. What is that old cliché about curiosity and cats?

The Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salina, Kan., reported receipts of 3,094 head Feb. 15, compared to 3,987 head last week and 3,052 head last year, according to the USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Dodge City, Kan.

NATCHEZ — A handful of Adams County Sheriff’s deputies have brand new rides. And they’re not your grandpa’s patrol cars. The six 2007 Dodge Chargers joined the force recently, replacing some well-worn vehicles, Sheriff Ronny Brown said.

Spectators at St. Joseph Academy dodge a runaway vehicle during the eighth grade class demonstration of Sir Isaac Newton's third law of motion. Newton said for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction and the eighth grade class built ve

A T Steve & Barry's, a $14.98 tag carries a lot of weight, and its new Stephon Marbury-signature Starbury II and Starbury Team basketball shoes will be unveiled April 1 with a strategy to reinforce that point.

A major road in the East Valley is closed as investigators try to find out what caused a deadly accident near Power and Riggs Roads. The Dodge Viper ...

A small brush fire in Buckeye Valley quickly grew due to the strong winds. The fire is near Hazen and Miller in Buckeye. According to Buc... A major road in the East Valley is closed as investigators try to find out what caused a deadly accident near Power and Riggs Roads. The Dodge Viper ...

Members of a city planning board are wondering if a proposed new street in northeastern Fort Dodge will be wide enough as they continue to examine a housing subdivision concept.

Like a giant game of musical chairs, residents of The Gardens at Friendship Haven gathered in a giant circle in the Celebration Center to meet kindergarten and first-grade students from Riverside Elementary School in Fort Dodge.

A Fort Dodge man was taken to the hospital after he apparently tried to stop a fire at his house Tuesday morning.

The specter of eminent domain will not haunt landowners who opt to join an urban renewal district west of Fort Dodge.

Valves continually tick no matter what type of lubricant oil is used. Air Conditioning went bad and cost $1400.00 to repair. Flex exhaust rusted at bottom and cost $1100.00 to repair.

The colon cancer Tony Snow battled two years ago has returned and has spread, reaching his liver.

NASCAR's counting on Juan Pablo Montoya to bring new fans to the sport — a job that sometimes requires intense promotion of the Colombian driver. Montoya did his part last week with a whirlwind 48 hours through Chicago and New York.

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The Livingston, Ala., Vo-Tech Center received a brand new truck for mechanical students to work on, courtesy of Chrysler and Johnson Dodge in Meridian.

A man in a speeding Dodge Viper died Tuesday morning in a fiery crash near Gilbert.

- Inauguration with Governor Mark Sanford - Offered under Dodge and Freightliner brands, U.S. now second largest market for Sprinter - All-new 2007 Sprinter is longer, wider and taller, and features the segment's most best-in-class advantages - More than 25 advanced safety and security features including all-new ADAPTIVE ESP(R) - New Sprinter arrives in spring CHARLESTON, ...

CLIFTON - Call it the changing of the corporate guard. Call it fantastic or refer to it as a let's wait and see arrangement. Whatever one calls it, the marriage of copper giant Phelps Dodge and Freeport-McMoRan is far more than a footnote in history.

The coach of the Bulgarian team Hristo Stoicikov declared that the score of 0-0 between The Netherlands and Romania was obtained further to an arrangement.

NASCAR's counting on Juan Pablo Montoya to bring new fans to the sport — a job that sometimes requires intense promotion of the Colombian driver.

Ladson, SC (AP) - Governor Mark Sanford ( website - news ) joined DaimlerChrysler officials Tuesday in celebrating the launch of the Dodge Sprinter van at its new Lowcountry production site.

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Setting expectations can be a fragile thing. Left unfulfilled, the sheer weight of their failure can lead to a pack of monkeys landing on the backs of everyone involved.

Setting expectations can be a fragile thing. Left unfulfilled, the sheer weight of their failure can lead to a pack of monkeys landing on the backs of everyone involved.

- Next-generation plug-in hybrid concept will be built on the all - new 2007 Dodge Sprinter platform - DaimlerChrysler is the only automaker to test plug-in hybrid technology in the United States with customers - Lithium-ion battery research will accelerate future hybrid development - Dodge Sprinter Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) can drive up to 20 miles on ...

The Dodge County Humane Society is on the corner of Luther and Morningside roads. Hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Phone: 721-3282.

A Fremont woman pleaded not guilty to drug charges Monday morning in Dodge County District Court. Katie K. Thompson, 26, is charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Class IV felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction.

Security issues for the Dodge County Courthouse are expected to be discussed again by Dodge County supervisors Wednesday. Members of the Dodge County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the third floor county board room of the Dodge County Courthouse in downtown Fremont.

An Arkansas motorist was injured this morning in a Howell County crash, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. His 2002 Dodge Ram reportedly struck a concrete culvert and went through a fence. The crash was reported around 6:10 a.m. on U.S. Highway 160, four miles west of South Fork. An ambulance took Larry S. Cook, 36, of Walnut Ridge to Ozarks Medical Center with minor injuries, a patrol report said.

The Toyota Tundra is ready to take on the big three North American truck makers (Dodge, GM and Ford) and has the potential to beat them at their own game. It is available at Jim Pattison Toyota Northshore.

March is ready to go out like a lamb. The snow is melting. The ground is thawing. Must be ... pothole season. As motorists play dodge the ditches and DPW crews try to patch and fill for the next several weeks, The Sun is asking its readers to help us find the worst potholes in Greater Lowell.

Dodge County resident Jill Bedford was unanimously elected to the board of directors of the Drumlin Area Land Trust at the annual meeting held recently in Watertown.

So, you think you have one of the worst commutes of all time? Dodge is assisting drivers by allowing them to vent their frustrations by putting pen to paper.

Four people were sent to the hospital after an accident on Mike Padgett Highway. Deputies say a Dodge pickup rear-ended another truck that was turning left and forced that driver into oncoming traffic.

The DaimlerChrysler plant in Ladson, South Carolina, just outside Charleston, today officially kicks off production of the Sprinter for the U.S. market under the Dodge and Freightliner brands.

There's an old saying: Stay out of Dodge. And, had Suzie Heywood been the less persistent type, she would have stayed out of Dodge City, Kan. Heywood was the boss of the Celebrate the Western Trail Ride that culminated in Dodge City, Kan. recently.

YESTERDAY'S plea bargain by David Hicks is the worst of all possible outcomes.

ROYAL PALM BEACH A man driving a red Dodge was killed Tuesday morning in a collision with a tractor-trailer that shut down the Okeechobee Boulevard and Folsom Road intersection for hours.

DETROIT, March 27 (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler AG said on Tuesday it would begin testing a fleet of commercial vans capable of running on battery power alone over the course of the next year with the roll-out of its redesigned Dodge Sprinter.

In a display of commitment to the development of hybrid powertrain architecture and advanced batteries, DaimlerChrysler is expanding its concept plug-in hybrid program to include the all-new 2007 Dodge Sprinter.

TOPEKA - Lawmakers moved closer Monday to allowing a $50 million destination casino to be built in southwest Kansas.

"I tried it last week - over the river and through the fence. I dodged the crocodiles and police, but they arrested me at a roadblock," the 27-year-old Zimbabwean said, loitering in the no-man's land at the border with South Africa.

Receipts at Dodge City Winter Livestock Inc., Dodge City, Kan., totaled 6,016 head, compared to 4,765 head last week and 2,918 head last year, according to the USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Dodge City, Kan.

NATCHEZ — A handful of Adams County Sheriff’s deputies have brand new rides. And they’re not your grandpa’s patrol cars. The six 2007 Dodge Chargers joined the force recently, replacing some well-worn vehicles, Sheriff Ronny Brown said.

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TOWN OF ARTHUR — Burglars should be choosy when they’re casing a joint, says Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk. If bad guys aren’t careful, they can be on the receiving end off gun fire.

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A lawsuit over of the pay of a Fort Dodge police captain has been settled out of court. In a deal approved by the City Council Monday, Robert Thode agreed to withdraw his case against the city.

With an eye toward improving the graduation rate at Fort Dodge Senior High School, the Board of Education approved a plan Monday night to begin summer school sessions allowing students to make up failed classes.

A new home for Webster County Development is designed to aid in the organization’s mission to attract business to the area. On March 1, WCD offices relocated to the fourth floor of the Wells Fargo Building in downtown Fort Dodge.

A proposed fee to pay for storm sewer work has been put on hold by Fort Dodge officials in the face of what seems to be growing public opposition. On Monday, the City Council postponed action on the fee indefinitely.

A Lebanon woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident that occurred at 4:10 p.m. today on Missouri 32, eight miles east of Lebanon, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. Melissa D. Greenwood, 35, died when her 2003 Dodge Dakota truck traveled off the road, overturned and came to rest on its wheels, a patrol report said. Greenwood was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, the report said.

Chrysler Corp makes the most unreliable vehicles in history. It has to be by design. No company could be this incompetent, law of averages dictates that they would have built at least 1 well-made and effectively engineered vehicle in the last 2 decades. Sadly, this is not the case.

CLIFTON - Call it the changing of the corporate guard. Call it fantastic or refer to it as a let's wait and see arrangement. Whatever one calls it, the marriage of copper giant Phelps Dodge and Freeport-McMoRan is far more than a footnote in history.

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Clarke and I drove to St. George last week. Not for spring break. We're old. Partying like that would kill us long before our wives could. It was a quick business trip, so we didn't dawdle along the way. Clarke figured out a way to void Einstein's theory of relativity with the cruise control in his Dodge. We arrived in St. George 45 minutes before we left Salt Lake. We weren't the ...

Summer sequel features Dodge-inspired supercar.

NEW YORK The so-called Grazer-gate at the Los Angeles Times, in which editorial page editor Andres Martinez resigned in the wake of a dispute over his choice of Hollywood producer Brian Grazer as a guest editor, has inspired news outlets nationwide to weigh in with assessments of the paper's future and criticism of both Martinez and Publisher David Hiller.

TANEYTOWN — A 41-year-old Union Bridge man was killed about 4:15 p.m. Sunday when he hit an embankment and was thrown from his 1999 Dodge Caravan in the 1900 block of Trevanion Road, according to Maryland State Police in Westminster.

Ann (Elliott) Dodge, 91, of Crossville, passed away March 13, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at First Baptist Church in Crossville.

Phyllis M. (Koller) Dodge Funeral services for Phyllis M. (Koller) Dodge, 70, of Willoughby, will be 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home, 38001 Euclid Ave., Willoughby.

RANDOLPH An anonymous tip led to the arrest of a 48-year-old Randolph man for allegedly running a meth lab at a Randolph hotel last week. Dean J. Wingers was charged Monday afternoon in Dodge County Circuit Court with possession of drug paraphernalia, manufacturing of methamphetamine and felony bail-jumping. If convicted, Wingers faces up to 27 years in prison and a fine of $70,000. He is being ...

Call it the changing of the corporate guard. Call it fantastic or refer to it as a let's wait and see arrangement. Whatever one calls it, the marriage of copper giant Phelps Dodge and Freeport-McMoRan is far more than a footnote in history.

As an amateur songwriter, I admitted I needed cosmetic song surgery, so I headed to Nashville, and hired the same session men the record companies use.

The Dodge County Humane Society is on the corner of Luther and Morningside roads. Hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Phone: 721-3282.

LAKEVIEW, Ore. - An Idaho man is in critical condition after he was involved in a rollover crash while driving a stolen police vehicle. The Oregon State Police says the incident began when a Klamath County sheriff's deputy stopped a Dodge Durango for speeding east of Klamath Falls.

JUNEAU A string of vehicle thefts over the weekend has investigators from the Dodge County Sheriffs Department on the move. Annette M. Stumpff, 27, told investigators on March 24 someone stole her Grand Cherokee from her town of Shields home the night before, according to police reports. A short time later, a sheriffs deputy discovered a stolen vehicle on County Trunk K near Walton Road in the ...

BEAVER DAM A Beaver Dam woman made an unexpected entrance at a Knaup Drive apartment complex Friday afternoon. According to Beaver Dam police, the woman drove her Dodge Neon through the patio doors of the apartment complex at 109 Knaup Drive. No one was injured. Beaver Dam Police Department Officer Michael Kuehn said the woman apparently had been trying to brake when she stepped on the gas pedal ...

At 10:20 a.m. today, Clarksville Police Department released the name of the driver of the car seen racing Daniel Clapp just before Clapp was killed in a wreck March 11. Kevin McGee, 23, a soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, was the driver of the 2003 Silver Dodge Neon seen racing Clapp's 2003 Hyundai Tiberon on Ft. Campbell Boulevard. Clapp, a Northwest High School student, crossed into oncoming ...

TOWN OF ARTHUR — Burglars should be choosy when they’re casing a joint, says Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk. If bad guys aren’t careful, they can be on the receiving end off gun fire.

TOWN OF LOMIRA Six members of a Menasha family were injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 41 Saturday in the town of Lomira. Emergency personnel were called to Highway 41, just south of Highway 67 shortly after 6 p.m., said Debbie Werner, traffic secretary for the Dodge County Sheriffs Department, Amy Her Vang, 35, was driving a minivan north on Highway 41 when she apparently lost ...

TOWN OF THERESA A 59-year-old Mayville woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday in the town of Theresa. According to Dodge County Sheriffs Department reports, Fred. F. Steger, 21, of Mayville was exiting a driveway on McArthur Road around 10 a.m. when he was struck by a westbound vehicle driven by Kenneth P. Pastorius, 61, of Theresa. A passenger in the Steger vehicle, Kathleen M. ...

On Thursday, 29 March 2007, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, David Dodge, will speak to the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas in New York.

HORICON - Local bird rehabilitator Barb Harvey shared her 24-year love affair in assisting 2,200 species of birds of prey back on the road to health. She shared her experiences with those who attended her Cabin Fever presentation at the Horicon Public Library Thursday night.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 26 -- From the congested I-405 in Los Angeles to the overcrowded I-87 in New York, commuters nationwide are traveling great distances to make a living.

Although negotiations are on hold, that shouldn't prevent Dale Earnhardt Jr. from having a new deal with Dale Earnhardt Inc. by May. "Absolutely," Max Siegel, the president of Global Operations for DEI, said before Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway.  -- jayski.com

Whatever else Bill Clinton is or was or someday may become, he will forever remain the favorite scapegoat for Republicans in trouble.

Look here for numbers to call with tips on the possible whereabouts of missing people profiled on Without A Trace , and shown on The Early Show . The latest: Ray Gricar, a Pennsylvania district attorney.

From the congested I-405 in Los Angeles to the overcrowded I-87 in New York, commuters nationwide are traveling great distances to make a living. Today, more than 10 million consumers drive more than 60 minutes each way to work and research shows that commuting can take a toll on a consumer's health.

Mushroom fanatics brave poisoning, death and the long arm of the law to gather gourmet fungi that thrive in the damp coastal forests of Northern California.

Mushroom fanatics brave poisoning, death and the long arm of the law to gather gourmet fungi that thrive in the damp coastal forests of Northern California.

A theft occurred between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church, Kemmertown Road, Hamilton Township when unknown actor(s) smashed the driver-side window of the victim's 2003 Dodge Ram truck. Police did not identify the victim.

Karimojong warriors have resorted to wearing school uniform to escape the UPDF cordon and search operation in the ongoing disarmament exercise in the sub region.

LOS GATOS, Calif. - Mushroom fanatics brave poisoning, death and the long arm of the law to gather gourmet fungi that thrive in the damp coastal forests of Northern California. The Santa Cruz Mountains,...

Professionally, Don Megge is living on borrowed time. For starters, he works in the auto industry - a field in which plant closings, employee buyouts and layoffs are an everpresent threat.

The driver of a Pontiac sedan will likely get a ticket for inattentive driving after it reared-ended a Dodge van Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 12 north of Old Highway 33 Road, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Department.

They sprout on our roads around springtime each year as sure as the dandelions show up on the front lawns. Its pothole season in Wisconsin, when motorists do their best to dodge without cursing and repair crews patch as they go. Have you spotted one of these sinkholes lately

Sweat dripping off his face, Pat Niehaus, captain of the defending champion dodge ball team, said his team was not living up to its reputation.

SEMINOLE - Four men in a rented 2007 Dodge Charger were arrested Sunday after clipping a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office cruiser, fleeing from deputies and crashing into mangroves.

NATCHEZ — A handful of Adams County Sheriff’s deputies have brand new rides. And they’re not your grandpa’s patrol cars. The six 2007 Dodge Chargers joined the force recently, replacing some well-worn vehicles, Sheriff Ronny Brown said.

Four-time NHRA champion Gary Scelzi had it tough last season. After winning the 2005 Funny Car crown, the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T driver found the follow up a hard nut to crack.

The Relay Station ballroom in downtown Mantorville was destroyed by fire Sunday evening, and firefighters from Kasson, Mantorville, Byron and Dodge Center battled the blaze

VERO BEACH, Fla. — Larry Bigbie did it again. The Los Angeles Dodgers non-roster invitee came up with the game-winning hit Sunday in a 4-3 vic...

VERO BEACH, Fla. — Larry Bigbie did it again. The Los Angeles Dodgers non-roster invitee came up with the game-winning hit Sunday in a 4-3 victory against the Cleveland Indians.

Nothing, knock on wood. This is a very good car, I love to drive it. For a first year car it is very nice to own as well as to ride and look at. It handles very well and the smoothness of the CVTII is awsome. I would buy another one for sure if I ever had, or needed to.

* Plus government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document preparation charge, and any emission testing charge.

On March 2, the Frontier Credit Union, 13 N. Third St., was robbed; Fort Dodge police began an investigation; and Iowa Central Community College faculty took a field trip.

U.S. forces have arrested the leaders of one of the deadliest car-bomb-making networks in Baghdad, a military spokesman said.

Negotiations on a contract extension for Dale Earnhardt Jr. are on hold while his older sister recovers from surgery that removed a benign tumor from her pancreas Friday. But Dale Earnhardt Inc. still expects a new deal with its franchise driver by May.

"It was disappointing we didn't get a better finish, but we had a good run today. That's probably the best I've ever run in a Cup car at Bristol. We stayed 11th in the points, so we're getting top 15 finishes and doing what we wanted to do to start the season.

"The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway." - George W. Bush August 9, 2004 Annandale, Virginia.

Bangladesh beat Bermuda by seven wickets in a rain-affected match in World Cup Group B yesterday to claim the last place in the Super Eight.

A Tornado Watch is in effect for the following Minnesota and Wisconsin counties until 10:00 p.m. Sunday: Minnesota Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue,

Karimojong warriors have resorted to wearing school uniform to escape the UPDF cordon and search operation in the ongoing disarmament exercise in the sub region.

No problems. I have driven this vehicle approximately 5300 miles in the 3 months I have owned it. I am averaging about 27 to 28 mpg on the highway and about 22 mpg city.

LOMIRA Five people were injured Saturday evening in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Highway 41 south of Highway 67 in Dodge County. Lt. Douglas Ninmann of the Dodge County Sheriffs Department said four of the injured individuals were transported to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac for treatment. A fifth person, he said, was flown by Flight for Life helicopter to Froedtert Memorial Lutheran ...

FORT DODGE, Iowa A Fort Dodge trucking company is being bought by a Nashville company for 90-(M)-million dollars. Western Express Incorporated will acquire Smithway Motor Xpress.

We infiltrate a top-secret clinic to bring you the Sebring-based hauler.

But yesterday, the motorcycle riders had a more joyful duty. They attended a celebration in Dodge City for Specialist Matthew Sloan.

I don't even know where to begin with "Bullet Witch." Maybe I could discuss running around for half-hour pockets of time with absolutely nothing to do. Perhaps I can mention the fact that I spent hours trying to discover - and then shoot - brains floating in the sky.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry uncovered 10 violations of immigration law this week, several involving people with prior convictions, and apprehended six fugitives.At about 3:30 a.m. Friday, CBP officers discovered a man hidden under blankets in the back seat of a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge during an inspection.

TUCSON, Ariz. — It’s funny how things work out sometimes. In 1987, Henry “Hank’’ Konerko was employed by the Phelps Dodge Mining Company when he was transferred from Connecticut to the new corporate office in Phoenix.

DODGE CITY - Police are searching for a man suspected in robberies at Wal-Mart and Alltel in Dodge City. An arrest warrant was issued for Octavius Tyran Spencer, a 30-year-old black male.

BLOOMINGTON -- Youngsters in paper bunny hats ducked spring showers Saturday to attend a birthday party at Miller Park Zoo for a well-known rabbit.

The William S. Hart Union High School District and its supposedly arm's length Facilities Foundation have been playing a curious game of "dodge" this month.

They sprout on our roads around springtime each year as sure as the dandelions show up on the front lawns. Its pothole season in Wisconsin, when motorists do their best to dodge without cursing and repair crews patch as they go. Have you spotted one of these sinkholes lately

Providence, St. Rita, Mount Carmel, Homewood-Flossmoor, Lake Forest, Sandburg and Loyola Gold were all unable to do what Glenbrook North accomplished Saturday afternoon at the United Center -- stop the Fenwick hockey team.

1:30: Nextel Cup, Food City 500; WGHP (Fox) Ch. 10; WSJS 600; WBRF 98.1 Nextel Cup Food City 500 lineup (Today, in Bristol, Tenn.) Driver car speed 1. Jeff Gordon Chevy 125.453 2. Kasey Kahne Dodge 125.313 3. Elliott Sadler Dodge 125.183 4. Tony

LINCOLN - The driver of a pickup truck was seriously injured when his Dodge Dakota hurtled over a steel highway barrier and rolled 130 feet to the bottom of a steep embankment off Route 99 Saturday.

About 40 cattle producers attended the Iowa Beef Quality Assurance program Jan. 18 at Albright Farms near Lytton, Iowa. Fort Dodge Animal Health Senior Territory Manager, Jerry Sorensen, and Fort Dodge Animal Health Vet, Dr. Jerry Woodruff, were also on hand to demonstrate what happens when the needle disappears under the hide.

NATCHEZ — A handful of Adams County Sheriff’s deputies have brand new rides. And they’re not your grandpa’s patrol cars. The six 2007 Dodge Chargers joined the force recently, replacing some well-worn vehicles, Sheriff Ronny Brown said.

Campbell County Rural Fire Service Chief Don McGuire describes his volunteer department's 30-year-old Dodge brush truck, which has felt the effects of an increased number of wildfires this season.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. has increased the size of a planned public stock offering to $5 billion from $3.5 billion and now has access to the $3.5 billion in cash that was in Phelps Dodge's treasury. The company said intends to use the offering proceeds and the cash to pay off debt associated with the acquisition.

ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) — Jereme Tauer Jr. was born at almost 100 mph as his parents hurtled down U.S. Highway 2 in northernmost Wisconsin in a Dodge Neon.

Rhonda Chambers hopes a lot of people want to learn to do something that is pretty routine at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport — a FOD walk.

This time, Mike Niles had pushed it too far. He’s had head-shaking ideas before, but this one seemed over the top. Way, way over.

For Fort Dodge native and former Senior High standout Kris Huffman, success seems to follow her like a shadow.

TOWN OF ARTHUR — Burglars should be choosy when they’re casing a joint, says Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk. If bad guys aren’t careful, they can be on the receiving end off gun fire.

LOMIRA Five people were injured Saturday evening in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Highway 41 south of Highway 67 in Dodge County. Lt. Douglas Ninmann of the Dodge County Sheriffs Department said four of the injured individuals were transported to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac for treatment. A fifth person, he said, was flown by Flight for Life helicopter to Froedtert Memorial Lutheran ...

The positively true adventures of an amateur in Nashville. With audio excerpts.

The tax dodge at the heart of Gordon Brown's final budget is a sign of the political scrap to come. With dirty tricks and personal attacks set to be the order of the day, the Tories are preparing for war.

A FEW MINUTES WITH BOBBY LABONTE In the Twin Cities for a sponsorship visit at General Mills headquarters, NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte -- he of the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge -- took time to answer a few serious and not-so-serious questions: Q The Car of Tomorrow makes its debut (today) in the Food City 500 at Bristol. What are your thoughts on how this is going to work out? A Well, I ...

CLIFTON - Call it the changing of the corporate guard. Call it fantastic or refer to it as a let's wait and see arrangement. Whatever one calls it, the marriage of copper giant Phelps Dodge and Freeport-McMoRan is far more than a footnote in history.

Dodge promoting 2007 Hemi-powered police cruiser; S.A., Bexar weigh adding them to their arsenals.

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It’s a quiet week for Canadian economic data, with two reports coming on Friday. On Thursday, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge gives a luncheon speech in New York to the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas, on promoting sound economic policies globally and locally.

DIVIDE CREEK - Just after 8 a.m. in mid-March, Dale McPherson drives his new Dodge 2500 truck through one of his pastures in Divide Creek. In the distance atop a hill silhouetted by the morning sky, stands a new calf experiencing its first morning next to its mother.

Police officers who broke up a gunfight in the South Bronx had to dodge bullets themselves Friday night as they chased down one of the gunmen.

Oil leak in head gasket. Had to refill oil weekly. Thousands to repair, and apparently happens to ALL Neons around 70000 miles. Transmission has always been jerky. Now transmission takes 1-2 seconds to engage an getting worse.

Dodge dealer closing doors Oppenheimer funds lauded Exec leaves new PAETEC

Dr. Jay Triick’s expertise as a large animal veterinarian at Country Veterinary Clinic in Rubicon has kept him busy in and around Dodge and Washington counties for 30 years, but it has also sent him on an adventure over 7,000 mile from home.

The service engine light came on and I don't know why, its now off and I haven't done anything with it. Great on gas, very small, but nice car, I would buy anther one.

HIDALGO – The Laredo Bucks gave up three power play goals and fell 4-2 to the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees at the Dodge Arena on Friday night in a first round playoff preview.

NEEDLES - Ofelia Hernandez, 59, of Arvin, Calif., was killed on Interstate 40 Tuesday morning after being ejected from a 1988 Dodge Ram van after the vehicle struck a tractor and rolled over several times in the dirt center divider.

They sprout on our roads around springtime each year as sure as the dandelions show up on the front lawns. Its pothole season in Wisconsin, when motorists do their best to dodge without cursing and repair crews patch as they go. Have you spotted one of these sinkholes lately

Fort Dodge-based Smithway Motor Xpress said Friday that Western Express plans to expand its market by purchasing the trucking company for $90...

PAWTUCKET - Daniel Haralambos fled from bad trouble to worse Thursday night on Pawtucket Avenue, police say. Haralambos was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence after he was pried from the 1998 Dodge Dakota he was driving.

NATCHEZ — A handful of Adams County Sheriff’s deputies have brand new rides. And they’re not your grandpa’s patrol cars. The six 2007 Dodge Chargers joined the force recently, replacing some well-worn vehicles, Sheriff Ronny Brown said.

The Dodge County Humane Society is on the corner of Luther and Morningside roads. Hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Phone: 721-3282.

In Dodge County, Ray Janssen is mostly known as a member of the Nebraska unicameral. But on the floor of the Legislature, Janssen is known more for his leadership.

The Joe Gibbs Racing Busch driver benefits greatly from his friendship with Denny Hamlin. BRISTOL, Tenn. -- One is a Nextel Cup star. The other has displayed star-like potential. Both are in their 20s, were born in Tampa, Fla., and are alumni of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series. As much as Aric Almirola has in common with Denny Hamlin, he couldn't learn so much from Hamlin if they didn't drive ...

Fuel Pump and Filter were replaced a week after purchase. Speed Sensor is going bad. Alternator has been replaced. Brake Caliper came off rotor. C.V. Half Shafts click in left hand turns.

This time, Mike Niles had pushed it too far. He’s had head-shaking ideas before, but this one seemed over the top. Way, way over.

TOWN OF ARTHUR — Burglars should be choosy when they’re casing a joint, says Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk. If bad guys aren’t careful, they can be on the receiving end off gun fire.

A Friday afternoon fire destroyed at three vehicles at Delp Auto & Truck, 1653 Lainson Ave. Webster County sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene to find at least two vehicles engulfed in flames at about 5:15 p.m. Smoke from the fire was visible from Fort Dodge.

A broken hose on a dump truck spewed a geyser of hydraulic oil on part of Third Avenue North in Fort Dodge Friday evening. The city’s police, fire and public works departments were needed to clean up the slippery mess.

HIDALGO, Texas - The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks gave up three power play goals and fell 4-2 to the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees at the Dodge Arena on Friday night in a first round playoff preview.

Fort Dodge mainstay and trucking giant Smithway Motor Xpress Inc. is being acquired by a freight-hauling company based in Nashville, Tenn.

"That wasn't a perfect lap from my standpoint, but it was a good lap. We're still working on our race setup. Our qualifying setup was pretty good, but we're still working on our race setup. It'll be the same old Bristol.

FORT DODGE, Iowa A Fort Dodge trucking company is being bought by a Nashville company for 90-(M)-million dollars. Western Express Incorporated will acquire Smithway Motor Xpress.

A special Chamber of Commerce membership breakfast will feature the latest information from the Phelps Dodge mining company. The Focus on Phelps Dodge program will feature presentations on the development of the new Safford mine.

Call it the changing of the corporate guard. Call it fantastic or refer to it as a let's wait and see arrangement. Whatever one calls it, the marriage of copper giant Phelps Dodge and Freeport-McMoRan is far more than a footnote in history.

Jereme Tauer Jr. was born at almost 100 mph as his parents hurtled down U.S. Highway 2 in northernmost Wisconsin in a Dodge Neon.

The Toyota Tundra is ready to take on the big three North American truck makers (Dodge, GM and Ford) and has the potential to beat them at their own game. It is available at Jim Pattison Toyota Northshore.

FORT DODGE, Iowa A Fort Dodge trucking company is being bought by a Nashville company for 90-(M)-million dollars. Western Express Incorporated will acquire Smithway Motor Xpress.

CLIFTON - Call it the changing of the corporate guard. Call it fantastic or refer to it as a let's wait and see arrangement. Whatever one calls it, the marriage of copper giant Phelps Dodge and Freeport-McMoRan is far more than a footnote in history.

Jereme Tauer Jr. was born at almost 100 mph as his parents hurtled down U.S. Highway 2 in northernmost Wisconsin in a Dodge Neon. His parents, Jereme and Lisa Tauer of Hurley, managed the birth without a doctor, pain medication or even stopping the car.

Jereme Tauer Jr. was born at almost 100 mph as his parents hurtled down U.S. Highway 2 in northernmost Wisconsin in a Dodge Neon.

Last night, Pawtucket rescue crews rush to Pawtucket Avenue at George Street after calls of a rollover. Two vehicles were involved in the crash. Police say the driver of a mangled red Dodge Ram truck lost control and hit a small black car.

FORT DODGE, Iowa A Fort Dodge trucking company is being bought by a Nashville company for 90-(M)-million dollars. Western Express Incorporated will acquire Smithway Motor Xpress.

Two of the most striking cars to ever hit the streets will be launched this summer when the new Dodge Nitro SUV and Dodge Avenger saloon arrive in the UK.

ASHLAND Jereme Tauer Jr. was born at almost 100 mph as his parents hurtled down U.S. 2 in northernmost Wisconsin in a Dodge Neon.

NATCHEZ — A handful of Adams County Sheriff’s deputies have brand new rides. And they’re not your grandpa’s patrol cars. The six 2007 Dodge Chargers joined the force recently, replacing some well-worn vehicles, Sheriff Ronny Brown said.

No one was hurt Friday afternoon when a gunman walked into the Sovereign Bank at 14655 Mount Airy Road in Shrewsbury and fired a shot. After shooting, the man robbed the bank and fled in a red and silver Dodge 1500 pickup truck, Southern Regional Police said.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., which earlier this week wrapped up its acquisition of copper mining firm Phelps Dodge Corp., Friday set the price at $61.25 per share for its public offering of 41 million shares of common stock.

ASHLAND Jereme Tauer Jr. was born at almost 100 mph as his parents hurtled down U.S. Highway 2 in northernmost Wisconsin in a Dodge Neon.

The Dodge County Humane Society is on the corner of Luther and Morningside roads. Hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Phone: 721-3282.

It could be said that promoting the American Red Cross is in Wanda Samson’s blood — nearly 19 gallons of it. Samson is a longtime member of the American Red Cross Dodge County chapter’s board of directors, at least 15 years by her own recollection.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Western Express Inc. will acquire Fort Dodge-based Smithway Motor Xpress Inc. in an agreement announced by both companies Friday.

Fort Dodge-based Smithway Motor Xpress said today that Nashville-based Western Express will purchase the trucking company for $90 million to expand...

Published March 23, 2007 12:00 am - ASHTABULA - A West 14th Street man told police his 1997 Dodge Caravan was damaged Tuesday morning when he drove over a series of potholes on his street. Police contacted the city manager's office.

Rick Thorpe, minister of small business and revenue (left), talks with Bruce Alexander (right) owner of Parksville Chrysler Dodge Jeep, while Nanaimo Parksville MLA Ron Cantelon looks on.

Our 12-year-old child was literally left behind, in the rain, the afternoon of Thursday, March 15, at O'Maley Middle School. He stayed after school for the March Madness program to participate in a dodge ball game. He told me he would be taking the "late" bus home, so of course we didn't worry.

JUNEAU — Nancy Caldwell, County Executive Director of the Dodge County Farm Service Agency reminds foreign investors who buy, sell or hold a direct or indirect interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act to report their holdings and transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

JUNEAU - Nancy Caldwell, County Executive Director of the Dodge County Farm Service Agency wants to inform producers that dual purpose grain sorghum may be eligible for loans or Loan deficiency payments.

George Rogers Clark’s seniors played well Thursday in the team’s Sweet Sixteen win over Christian County, but it was two of the youngest players on the floor who made some of the biggest contributions.

Maybe Jereme Tauer Jr. is afraid of hospitals, or perhaps the baby — who was born in a Dodge Neon Tuesday as his parents sped along U.S. Highway 2 — is just partial to making grand entrances.

FORT DODGE, Iowa A Fort Dodge trucking company is being bought by a Nashville company for 90-(M)-million dollars. Western Express Incorporated will acquire Smithway...

FORT DODGE, Iowa A Fort Dodge trucking company is being bought by a Nashville company for 90-(M)-million dollars. Western Express Incorporated will acquire Smithway Motor Xpress.

Joe Biden is not the kind of guy to dodge the public stage. So it was with good reason that Biden, the senior senator from Delaware and one of seven Democratic presidential contenders, canceled a trip to Nevada on Wednesday.

The mining giant, which this month completed its $26 billion acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp., priced a planned offering of 41 million common shares at $61.25 apiece, and said it is selling 25 million shares of 6.75 percent convertible preferred stock at $100 per share.

Our 12-year-old child was literally left behind, in the rain, the afternoon of Thursday, March 15, at O'Maley Middle School. He stayed after school for the March Madness program to participate in a dodge ball game. He told me he would be taking the "late" bus home, so of course we didn't worry.

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A 15-year-old boy accused of carjacking a silver Dodge Magnum in Scottsdale on Tuesday is facing auto theft charges, but police still are looking for another person who drove off in the car when officers pulled the pair over hours after the incident.

Last night, Pawtucket rescue crews rush to Pawtucket Avenue at George Street after calls of a rollover. Two vehicles were involved in the crash. Police say the driver of a mangled red Dodge Ram truck lost control and hit a small black car.

Federal regulators said they lacked authority over expanding areas of the high-risk mortgage market as lawmakers pressed them on whether they were lax and helped fuel the spike in delinquent payments and foreclosures.