State of play: Under a draft plan, Polk County would maintain its medical examiner and death investigation staff, but ...

Leanne Sergio Phillips, who lost her husband in January, shared how the lack of a death certificate from the Polk County Medical Examiner has delayed access to crucial benefits like life insurance ...

Polk County is considering a partnership with the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office due to rising costs and recruitment difficulties. But county officials and funeral directors are worried that ...

Other high-paid employees, including the county administrator and chief medical examiner, have recently been let go by Polk County. The largest share of Polk County's payroll goes to the sheriff's ...

The Polk County Medical Examiner's office confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that Bell died on March 23, that an autopsy has been performed, and that toxicology testing has been ordered.

FORECAST. OKAY. AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU IN JUST A BIT. WELL, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS WORKING TO SOLVE YEARS LONG STAFFING ISSUES AT THE POLK COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER’S ...