Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly said it's a mistake to give up local control on autopsies to the state of Iowa.

Seven years after it opened, Polk County is pitching in to makeover a downtown Des Moines hotel that neighbors the city's ...

A new agreement between Polk County and the State Medical Examiner’s Office will save the county money, according to the Polk ...

For the second time in 2025, the Polk County Board of Supervisors has approved a severance agreement with a county medical ...

A long-running TV show that follows law enforcement officers on the job could be coming back to central Iowa. "COPS," a reality show in its 36th season with more than 1,200 episodes to its name, wants ...

Polk County supervisors are expected to vote on whether to transfer autopsy services to the state medical examiner as early ...

Polk County supervisors are weighing a plan to allocate $4.4 million to update the Hilton hotel in downtown Des Moines. Why ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office cited wet and slushy roads as a factor in the crash.

Police say 2 hit-and-runs, 1 fatal crash in Polk County are all related ...

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Serious injuries were reported in a crash that shut down a Marshall County highway for several hours on Tuesday. At around ...

Polk County issued a burn ban due to dry conditions and high wildfire risk. The ban prohibits various activities, including campfires, bonfires, and burning yard waste. Violators of the burn ban ...