Much of Iowa’s eastern third remains under excessive heat warnings and heat advisories today and many communities across the region are opening cooling centers. Polk County’s Extreme Temperature Plan also lowers the barrier for entry to homeless shelters. Brett McIntyre, with the county’s emergency management office, says the plan prepares for high temperatures at night, […]
New website will allow for the tracking of Polk County’s court cases
Prosecutors in Iowa’s most populous county are launching a website to publicly track and report cases moving through the county’s court
