State of play: Under a draft plan, Polk County would maintain its medical examiner and death investigation staff, but ...

In a separate case, the Supreme Court also ruled for a DNR officer who fatally shot a man during a standoff eight years ago.

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office and the Polk County Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that the Des Moines officers who shot and killed a man in February were legally justified. On the evening ...

The suspect claimed he was not trying to kill Nikki Loffredo, but simply "fired at the ground to frighten her," the Polk County Attorney's Office reported.

Did you open your mail to find another increase to your property assessment? You're not alone. What changes are homeowners ...

Law enforcement is preparing to enforce a new hands-free driving law starting this summer that will restrict technology use behind the wheel.

Polk County’s century-old courthouse is among the busiest public buildings in the county and is long overdue for a ...

A portion of I-80 in the eastern part of the Des Moines metro will close overnight Wednesday and Thursday for the removal of a bridge. The Iowa Department of ...

The Iowa Supreme Court has brought back a lawsuit in a zoning case involving a Christian conservative group. The Family ...