Robert John “Mert” Mertens, 87, formerly of Fort Madison, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Rolling Meadows Senior ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. FORT MADISON — Fort Madison, in southeast Iowa's Lee County, is home to historic Old Fort Madison, the ...

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Some southeast Iowa high school students may be banned from graduating next month after a senior prank that officials say crossed the line and became criminal. The Fort ...

FORT MADISON, Iowa (KWQC) - BNSF Railway says the Fort Madison bridge will be closed for repairs beginning in August. The repairs to the bridge include replacing floor beams and stringers at six ...

FORT MADISON, Iowa (KWQC) - The Fort Madison Police Department says a body found in a creek in Fort Madison has been identified. On Nov. 2, police received reports of a body in a creek behind Vinnie’s ...

For the first time in five decades, a passenger train pulled into the southeast Iowa town of Fort Madison this morning as part of its regular service, stopping at the original, 111-year-old station.

A wind turbine manufacturing plant that recently laid off workers in southeast Iowa is reopening. Lee County Economic Development Group President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Fraise said the ...

Although leaders in Fort Madison have not reversed an earlier decision to split a historic parcel of land and allow retail development on one section, they have entered into an agreement aimed at ...