With nearly 500 refugees needing assistance, Polk County will provide aid to plug the gap created by Trump's order canceling ...

The number of police killings has risen sharply — Des Moines police killed five people between 2015 and 2022, according to ...

Immigration attorneys in Iowa say they’re seeing a rise in clients as President Trump’s crackdown on immigration causes uncertainty in Iowa communities.

Among all the complaints about Polk County's governing board, some members having two jobs is a bit of a yawner, writes the Register editorial board.

Our journey through Iowa’s 99 counties began in January with a visit to Kossuth County in the north, which is not the only location named after Lajos Kossuth, Hungary’s freedom fighter during the ...

UPDATE: The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced that Adams has been found safe. POLK COUNTY, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing ...

A scam involving jury duty service has popped back up in recent weeks in Gordon County, and officials are ... A representative with Clerk of Superior Court Grant Walraven’s office says the ...

Polk County Public Health report 14 schools have reported absence rates greater than 10% at least one day this month.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Amid concerns of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the U.S., the Polk County Sheriff’s office says ICE arrested one person at the Polk County Courthouse ...

THE IOWA MIGRANT MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE IS FIELDING ... CLAIMING MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED BY ICE AT THE POLK COUNTY COURTHOUSE THAT MORNING. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONFIRMS ONLY ONE ARREST ...

More: 'Smuggling' a noncitizen would be a crime under Iowa bill targeting illegal immigration “Arrests are made at the Polk County Courthouse frequently for a variety of reasons,” the statement said. ...