More than a dozen neglected animals were seized from a mobile home in northeast Wednesday, and one woman was arrested in ...

Michelle Ackelson is accused of animal neglect. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the animals were taken from a mobile ...

A Des Moines man is in custody after leading officers on a car chase and barricading himself inside a home, Des Moines police ...

A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with assaulting a Des Moines police officer and a Polk County Jail officer in jail in January.. Court documents show a judge handed ...

A former detainee is suing Polk County after he was sexually abused by a corrections officer. Plaintiff Justin Mowery was incarcerated in the Polk County Jail from January to April 2022, according ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A man in the Polk County Jail faces additional charges Thursday after authorities found a loaded gun in his waistband. According to court documents, a detention officer found ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 50-year-old inmateLinda Spencer, of Des Moines, was in the custody of the Polk County Jail. Jail officials said Spencer died ...

A suspect in two murders made a brief escape from a Polk County Jail bus, but was quickly recaptured. Authorities say 43-year-old Richard Robert Mutchler of Des Moines was being taken by bus to ...