Merging the Polk County medical examiner's autopsies with those done at the state lab in Ankeny sounds like a money saver.

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 ...

"It's not going to be the best for your families or our families in Polk County. I am saying that from first-hand experience, ...