Human sex trafficking is a problem across the country, with advocacy groups estimating 100,000 to 150,000 victims nationwide.

A man is dead and two law enforcement officers are recovering following an officer-involved shooting on Friday in Bartow, according to the Polk County ... just below his badge, according to ...

A man is dead after shooting a Polk County deputy ... the threat," the sheriff said. Along with Deputy Alexander, Officer Sills was shot in the chest, just below his badge, during the "gunfight." ...

The lawsuit, filed in Polk County District Court, claims that Iowa law “requires stripping Winneshiek County of state funding until the sheriff follows the procedure to reinstate the funds” by ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is warning Iowans against ... The scam is relatively similar to a jury duty phone scam that Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird warned Iowans against earlier this ...

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 ...

Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your inbox. The investigation began on Friday, Aug. 2 after the Polk County Sheriff's Office received a tip. Rocha was a detention officer with ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) -- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a homicide that took place in Runnells early Friday morning. According to a release, around 1 a.m., the Polk ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI ... crashes over the past few days - including one in central Iowa that injured a deputy. The sheriff’s office says the deputy was responding to a separate crash ...

PAID CONTENT | Sheriff Kevin Schneider, Polk County Sheriff's Office, visits to talk about the dangers of being scammed in Iowa. Sheriff Schneider talks about some of the most common methods criminals ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) -- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating after possible human remains were discovered at Yellow Banks Park on Friday. Deputies responded to the boat ramp at ...

This morning on Behind the Badge, KTBS 3's Rick Rowe features Sheriff Scott Sawyer of Polk County, Ark. If you'd like to submit an idea for a future Behind the Badge segment, email us at ...