Polk County News

Two Des Moines residents have been arrested in the kidnapping and beating of a man found in the trunk of a car.

A major development has been announced for a parcel of land in Altoona that is expected to draw shoopers from more than 100 miles away.

A 21-year-old Des Moines man has been charged with vehicular homicide after the death of a motorcyclist injured in a collision on March 29. Polk County Jail records say Jacob Phipps remained in custody on Thursday, pending $25,000 bail.

Families can benefit from getting out into the Des Moines community. Trying new things can be frugal and free and give parents and kids something different to talk about as well as inspire new ideas.

Tony Garcia placed first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Simpson-Wunnenburg Invitational track meet.

A fire crew on the fifth floor of the Younkers Building has just minutes to get out before part of the building collapsed Investigators still trying to work out what started the fire that destroyed the Younkers Building last Saturday.

Tonight, KCCI's Mark Tauscheck shows us the business-side of Gay Marriage. He's LIVE from Downtown Des Moines.

The Southeast Polk school district could join a legal fight over Pleasant Hill's use of tax increment financing to support a controversial warehouse development about a half mile west of Southeast Polk High School.

Eastern Polk County residents grilled state transportation officials last week about plans for a bridge deck replacement slated for 2015 on Iowa Highway 316.

A 23-year-old Des Moines man has been arrested, accused of firing a gun at another man in a southeast neighborhood parking lot.

The invasive pest hasn't been found in Polk County yet but it likely won't be long before it is.

Drivers passing through eastern Polk County next week will likely notice a sure sign of spring: Road construction projects.

By: Stephanie Kim skim@myabc5.com @heystephaniekim Windsor Heights has been using automated traffic cameras to help catch dangerous drivers and they say it's been working.

A water main leak in the northern Iowa City of Aplington has caused residents to use alternative sources of drinking water.

Officers arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after he was accused of walking outside his neighbor's house with a loaded gun, according to Des Moines police.

The Resource Fair is hosted by Heartland Area Education Agency's Parent & Educator Connection in Johnston.

SIOUX CITY IS THE ONLY ONE OF IOWA'S NINE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS WHO HAD A DECREASE IN POPULATION OVER THE PAST YEAR.

Des Moines would relinquish its human rights investigations under a controversial proposal to be considered tonight during a special meeting.

After a gunman fled from the Madison County Courthouse Monday, county supervisors are reconsidering their security measures, because they don't have any.

Repair work on the mile-long bridge carrying Iowa 415 over Saylorville Reservoir will require closing the bridge and detouring traffic beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, March 31, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Jefferson construction office.