Polk County Assessor Randy Ripperger has for more than two years illegally denied the public access to a list of nearly 2,200 Polk County property owners, an administrative law judge has concluded.

VALUES ARE HEADED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THEIR PROPERTY VALUE DANNY TORGURSON SAYS SAID HE IS -- HIS BUSINESS STOPPED. NEWS OF THE VACCINE HAS PEOPLE COMING IN. >> HOLY COW, WHERE DID ALL THESE ...

The Iowa Public Information Board has charged Polk County Assessor Randy Ripperger with violating Iowa's open records law. The Des Moines Register says Ripperger is accused of wrongly denying public ...

NEW TONIGHT - POLK COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS COULD SEE A SIZABLE INCREASE IN THEIR PROPERTY VALUES. KCCI'S LAUREN JOHNSON IS HERE NOW. AND LAUREN - IT'S A 22-PERCENT INCREASE IN YOUR HOME'S ASSESSED ...

The Polk County assessor and his chief deputy are getting 10% raises while other county employees received between 3% and 4%. Some local officials are facing public concerns over raises because of to ...

Property taxes in Marion and Polk counties are going up, but most homeowners will see only minimal increases this year. The county assessors are mailing tax statements in the next few days for the ...

Polk County Assessor Douglas Schmidt, 66, is retiring at the end of February, two years before his third term ends. He told his staff in December and submitted his resignation letter to Polk County ...