Since Carr was a minor at the time of Pippins' death, the mandatory minimum prison term of 10 years does not apply.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man was sentenced up to 50 years in prison on Thursday in the fatal 2023 stabbing of Alyssa ...

Cheryl Hayes is a mediator for Polk County’s restorative dialogue program. She has been working with offenders, victims and ...

COURT DOCUMENTS SAY THE VICTIM WAS LYING FACE DOWN ON ... WAS ALL CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE. An Iowa City man is sitting in the Polk County Jail, accused of taking off his pants and lying ...

Polk County deputy Jake Germak was arrested on charges ... while investigating a theft complaint after failing to get the victim to sign. The deputy admitted to signing the document and resigned ...

When detectives confronted Germak about the discrepancy, they said he admitted to signing the victim’s name to the document. Jake Germak mugshot courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

POLK COUNTY (WQOW) - A Polk County man will spend the next 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. That was the sentence handed down for Darren Dunsmoor Friday.