Polk County News

Baldwin hasreminded Iowa lawmakers that the state needs better options for a few dozen severely mentally ill people who leave the corrections system each year.

Among Democrats at the Polk County party convention Saturday, there was laser focus on voters.

Later this year, the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is giving attorney Dan Johnston an award for his lifetime achievements in defending the freedoms of others.

Democrat Tony Bisignano seriously considered last fall whether he should give up his bid for a comeback to the Iowa Senate when he was arrested for drunken driving for the third time in his life.

Iowa Republicans and Democrats kicked off campaign season on Saturday by holding their county conventions around the state.

A Des Moines man was arrested Friday for allegedly displaying a handgun during a road rage incident, according to a police report.

A scam in which a telephone caller identifies himself as being with the Polk County Sheriffs Office has been reported to the Des Moines Police Department.

Yesterday at this time, phones were ringing all over the western suburbs. A boy was missing after school and police needed help fast! Eric Hanson shows us how that Code Red alert helped find the boy in just a few minutes-- new at five.

Over the past two weeks, West Des Moines police have seen a spike in crimes in parking lots of fitness centers, prompting authorities to remind patrons to avoid leaving anything of value in plain site.

A legal tug-of-war wages on between West Des Moines and advocates for a dog declared vicious in the fall and sentenced to death.

Newly-elected Des Moines City Council member Joe Gatto said he is ready to get to work for residents in Ward 4. Gatto, 46, of 15 E. Creston Ave., won a special election to the City Council on Tuesday with nearly 57 percent support.

He serves as chairman of the House Commerce Committee and sits on the Agriculture, Government Oversight and Ways and Means committees.

Janice Williams, 48, is the seventh person arrested in the case. She was released from the Polk County Jail on Monday.

A judge has ruled Iowa's secretary of state acted outside his authority when trying to issue an election rule.

Remember back almost 14 months ago when the seismic, generational campaign began to fill the first open U.S. Senate seat that Iowa's had in 40 years? It could have been yesterday.

A cybersecurity entrepreneur and Air Force officer from Altoona is running for the Iowa House.

Polk County's public hospital is asking state legislators for $6 million to help expand its psychiatric services, including adding inpatient beds for people going through mental crises.

Less than 24 hours after Robert Taylor installed a carbon monoxide detector in his home, the device began blaring.

Joe Gatto will represent Des Moines Ward 4 on the City Council after winning a special election Tuesday, with nearly 57 percent of the vote.

Des Moines utility customers will pay higher franchise fees on their utility bills after voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a temporary increase to the fee in order to pay for a $40 million judgment issued against the city.