The winning candidate will represent District 3 in Polk County, including Altoona, Ankeny and an unincorporated portion of ...

Welcome to Election Day in Iowa! Follow along as Iowans head to the polls and election results come in this evening.

Hamza Smajlovic has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and intimidation with a dangerous weapon.

One of Altringer's top priorities is cutting the property tax levy and focusing on accountability and transparency to help Polk County families keep more of their hard-earned money, she wrote in a Des ...

Law enforcement officials have released more details about a deadly shooting that happened on the north side of Des Moines ...

Authorities have identified one person who was killed and another injured in a shooting last week as the parents of the ...

One person was killed and another critically injured in a shooting on the north side of Des Moines Friday evening. The Polk ...

It has been eight years since Urbandale Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Sgt. Anthony Beminio were ambushed and killed.

Republican Mark Holm has won the election to represent District 3 on the Polk County Board of Supervisors. Holm secured 53.90 ...

The Des Moines Register Editorial Board endorses Mark Holm for Polk supervisor, District 3. Experienced as Ankeny mayor, he's ...

Republican Jill Altringer and Democrat John Forbes are vying for a seat on the Polk County Board of Supervisors representing ... In a meeting hosted by the Des Moines Register editorial board last ...

In a Des Moines Register candidate questionnaire, Holm said Polk County has seen a 52% increase in revenues over the past decade but the levy rate has remained virtually unchanged. Should he be ...