Among all the complaints about Polk County's governing board, some members having two jobs is a bit of a yawner, writes the Register editorial board.

A man was booked into Polk County Jail Friday after police say he started a dumpster fire. In court documents, investigators allege Jason Wilson, 46, of South Carolina, was seen on motion-detecting ...

Auditor Rob Sand chastises Iowa Workforce Development for lax oversight after audit finds hundreds of thousands channeled to ...

Our journey through Iowa’s 99 counties began in January with a visit to Kossuth County in the north, which is not the only location named after Lajos Kossuth, Hungary’s freedom fighter during the ...

Polk County Public Health report 14 schools have reported absence rates greater than 10% at least one day this month.

Lawyers for the State of Iowa are asking a judge to dismiss a public-records lawsuit by arguing the Iowa Supreme Court’s ...

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in the US Senate. Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified. Biden task force calls for more training and money to avoid the ...

Amid concerns of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the U.S., the Polk County Sheriff’s office says ICE ...

By Pepper Purpura Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The new presidential administration’s changes to federal immigration policy are prompting questions about where ...

Facebook posts circulating on Thursday claimed multiple arrests at the Polk County Courthouse. But the sheriff's office said only one occurred.

“Arrests are made at the Polk County Courthouse frequently for a variety of reasons ... for comment Wednesday to address rumors of ICE vehicles spotted throughout Iowa or on Thursday to address the ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says rumors that multiple arrests were made by ICE agents at the courthouse are untrue.