Polk County News

A Des Moines man and a Des Moines teenager charged in the June 15 shooting at Razamatazz Grill & Bar in Urbandale will face a jury trial at 9 a.m. Oct.

A few people gathered around a television set to try their hand at Wii bowling. Others sat at round tables, talking.

A Prairie City woman was still in critical condition Saturday night after someone pulled her from a burning car Friday.

Authorities say a Prairie City woman was seriously injured Friday morning in a fiery crash with a truck hauling 300 gallons of an insecticide near Des Moines.

A Des Moines man arrested on a charge of domestic assault and child endangerment on Sunday was arrested again on the same charges Monday for allegedly ramming his car into another vehicle containing his family.

A West Des Moines man whose car allegedly struck and killed a teenager on inline skates early Monday has been ticketed for a host of traffic violations, including drag racing, over the past three years.

A public meeting regarding the Northeast Polk County Beltway Project will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, at Snyder and Associates, Inc., in Ankeny.

Des Moines police have arrested a man who they say murdered two people in their homes.

A Des Moines man released from prison 10 days ago was charged Friday in the stabbing deaths of two people whose bodies were found a day earlier four hours and several blocks apart.

Iowa State University Polk County Extension has purchased condominium office space in Altoona and will be moving into the new office in August following renovation.

The State Appeal Board on Monday approved another settlement, this time for nearly $3 million, with two companies that distributed or operated TouchPlay machines now banned in Iowa.

On the same day a new statewide smoking ban went into effect, several bar and restaurant owners filed a petition in Polk County District Court seeking to overturn the ban.

A Polk County judge has dropped the charges filed against a Baxter ambulance driver.

A group of bar and restaurant owners has filed a lawsuit in Polk County District Court seeking to overturn a new statewide smoking ban.

A 42-year-old Des Moines woman has been arrested on charges of third-degree kidnapping and second-degree robbery.

Iowa's attorney general is suing a Des Moines whose leaders allegedly took advantage of a nonprofit group for private, monetary gain.

Former Des Moines radio announcer Dic Youngs has filed a lawsuit claiming he was forced to retire from his job at KIOA because of his age.

REO Speedwagon's is putting on another concert for disaster relief, headlining the "Ridin' Out the Storm - Floods of 2008 Relief" concert.

Vote for Des Moines' Bill Stowe for flood stud. - East Village guy Please tell me that, after these floodwaters recede, they will be looking over our city bridges for structural soundness.

Some kids were a bit squeamish playing in the ooey gooey pond area, but others had no problem digging their hands in gloppy mud and slimy algae.