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Friday, May 17, 2013  Police arrested a Fort Madison man who is charged with trying to hire someone to shoot at police officers.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Investigators determined that a November fire that destroyed a Fort Madison furniture store was intentionally set.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Chief Herren told KHQA that a stack of wood was used as kindling.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Suspicious note described bomb

Saturday, September 01, 2012  A Fort Madison couple say a man broke into their home early Saturday morning and held them at knifepoint on their bedroom floor. The intruder then assaulted the female victim who managed to escape down the stairs.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  A judge has citied with the city over a dispute with a fired police officer.

Monday, June 13, 2011  If the city council approves the next two readings of a proposed ordinance, signs would be placed at the intersections of 15th Street, 18th Street and on 48th Street, between Avenue J and Bluff Road.

Monday, November 01, 2010  LeeComm handles emergency calls for 16 agencies -- Keokuk and Ft. Madison's Police and Fire Departments, the Lee County Sheriff's Department and 11 rural fire departments.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010  LeeComm will dispatch for Keokuk and Fort Madison Police and Fire Departments, Lee County Sheriff's office and the nine other rural fire departments in the county.

Monday, April 19, 2010  Fort Madison Police have made an arrest in a fire from last year.

Saturday, April 10, 2010  For the past two months, the family of a missing Keokuk man has been roaming the shores of the Mississippi River hoping to recover his body and find some closure in his disappearance.