The Midwest Newsroom and its partners asked police departments and sheriff offices in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to ...

In Polk County and its two smaller neighbors, the rate is 1,417 inmates per 100,000 — more than three times ... at the request of the Polk County Attorney’s Office, to update its list of designated ...

This story first appeared in a 16-page commemorative section, “Thank you, New Jersey,” celebrating The Star-Ledger newspaper’s legacy in print. On Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 The Star-Ledger published its ...

Faulk, Schoppe and Kimberlin have all been booked into Polk County Jail without incident. LIVINGSTON, Texas — Three men have ...

The Iowa Department of Corrections says an inmate failed to return to a work release facility in Des Moines on Sunday. 44-year-old Tuffy Jackson was convicted in Polk County of second-degree ...

Eleven Polk County municipalities have offices that are up for a vote during municipal elections on April 1. For those considering a run for office, different cities have different qualifying ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is an outspoken supporter of Trump, and he regularly warns about what he considers the threats presented by “illegal aliens” and what he calls an open southern ...

Newly elected Polk County Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer have indicated they intend to work at the jobs they had before the November election as well as their $150,000 a year full-time ...

New Polk County Supervisor Mark Holm says it was disheartening to be put on the defensive about his decision to work two jobs at once the same week the sheriff's office began investigating threats ...