Polk County News

A 19 year old Chicago man is in the Polk County Jail held under $500,000 cash bond.

More than 800 former unincorporated Warren County and Polk County residents became part of Des Moines last week.

Leesa Shoemaker can't wait to get back on a bicycle, even though her last ride left Polk County's chief jailer with a shattered leg, broken back, smashed eye socket and fractured nose.

One of the Polk County sheriff's deputies involved in the fatal shooting of an Urbandale man has returned to duty although a state investigation into the June 8 incident is not completed.

Two Polk County Jail inmates told jurors Friday that a Des Moines man accused of shooting a rival gang member told them he pulled the trigger.

Sun seekers and baseball fans are not the only ones looking for a stretch of days without rain.

Associated Press - June 28, 2009 4:54 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - Police say they arrested a Des Moines man after he reportedly lost his temper with his wife while they were traveling on Interstate Highway 235, wrenched the wheel from her and sent the car careening off the road.

Recent discussions in Washington, D.C., with members of Congress are already starting to pay dividends, Polk City City Administrator Gary Mahannah told the City Council on Monday.

A homeless man was arrested Sunday after assaulting a Broadlawns Medical Center health care worker, according to police.

Wednesday proved to be a day of mishaps on Polk County roads. Three unrelated crashes sent a total of 13 people to Des Moines-area hospitals in a span of a little over five hours.

The City of Johnston is asking for tougher laws on panhandling in Polk County. City leaders went before the Board of Supervisors today.

Polk County's overnight cooling center will open tonight to help provide residents with relief from the heat and humidity.

The site of the former El Zacatecas Club, which had its liquor license suspended last year after a shooting death, has lost the right to reopen as a bar - unless it can meet new and more stringent city zoning regulations.

A Des Moines man accused in a deadly shooting outside a suburban bar last summer is to stand trial.

A Des Moines man was arrested early Sunday after police said he stabbed three men with a knife.

A Des Moines woman is in the Polk County Jail this morning on a charge of second-degree robbery for allegedly stealing two cans of ice tea and two packs of candy.

Several local governments are joining forces to try to eliminate the panhandling problems at Interstate 80 and Merle Hay Road.

The project took two years to complete with help from cities, state and county boards and Army engineers.

Thunderstorms that swept Iowa overnight with heavy rain, hail and strong winds have left behind widespread damage and power outages.

Years of complaints about panhandling have prompted Polk County officials to pursue restrictions on the activity near Merle Hay Road's intersection with Interstate Highway 35/80 near the Johnston city limits.