Night-time road patching work will close several lanes of Interstate 80 in Polk County early Saturday morning.

Cheryl Hayes is a mediator for Polk County’s restorative dialogue program. She has been working with offenders, victims and ...

The Polk County Election Office is trading its decades-old downtown location for a new headquarters on Des Moines' north side ...

The route instructs westbound drivers to drive around the closure by exiting at the U.S. Highway 65 bypass. Drivers will use ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A suspect who led deputies on a car chase Wednesday morning is still at large after authorities found ...

"It's not going to be the best for your families or our families in Polk County. I am saying that from first-hand experience," a metro funeral director said.

Why are the Polk County assessor and others in his office getting big raises at a time when the county is facing a budget shortfall?

In a visit March 27, Gov. Stein said the Polk County fires are the "highest risk" fires in the U.S. today and pledged to request more state funding.

The Iowa Attorney General's lawsuit acknowledges that Sheriff Dan Marx “has complied with every Immigration and Customs ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is now suing the Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx for, "violating the state sanctuary ...