Pieper Lewis, who was 15 when she killed a man she said repeatedly raped her, is back in jail in Des Moines 18 months after absconding from probation.

Since November 2024, about 1,400 people visited the sobering center. Nearly 3,600 patients were treated at the urgent care and crisis centers.

Authorities have identified the man who was found dead Sunday at a homeless encampment in Des Moines.The Polk County ...

Amanda Eleazar, of Iowa City, was just 25 years old when she started using opioids. It was 2014, and she was a mother of four ...

Superintendent Ian Roberts' arrest, LinkedIn posts on his account describe how he's spending his time in the Polk County Jail ...

According to the indictment, the defendants stole used cooking oil from restaurants across Iowa and several other states.

Jillian R. Weaver, 38, of Creston, was taken into custody 9:33 a.m. Dec. 5 at the the Adair County Sheriff’s Office on an ...

Following an internal Polk Sheriff's investigation, four detention deputies resigned in lieu of firing and three supervisors ...

turn on notifications for the latest forecast, snow totals, and more. New at 6, a state senator will not run for re-election in 2026. Instead, Izaah Knox will run for Polk County supervisor. Knox ...

BOLIVAR, Mo. — A Polk County man has been charged after reports of sexual misconduct from a victim on Sunday, November 23. Wendy Kusumah’s mugshot, photo courtesy of Polk County Jail. According to ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — The former East Polk County Association of Realtors CEO was arrested on grand theft, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced. Jennifer Garula-Mers, 53, of Spring Hill, ...

Democratic Iowa state Sen. Izaah Knox is running for a seat on the Polk County Board of Supervisors next year. Knox, who is serving his first term as state legislator, announced last week he is ...