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

"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," a metro funeral director said.

The Sheriff's Office says this dashboard is the first of its kind in Iowa an The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. The sheriff ...