Convicted in his father’s murder, Fort Dodge man gets mandatory life term

The Fort Dodge man who was accused of killing his father was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Twenty-six-year-old Alec Jones was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 55-year-old Dennis Jones last April at his home in Fort Dodge. The body of Dennis Jones was dumped in a […]

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Char Beekmann, 88, Pocathotas

Char Beekmann, age 88, of Pocahontas, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa.

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