Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 ...

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

Amid ongoing Polk County rancor, Supervisor Tom Hockensmith alleges Des Moines City Council member Joe Gatto is angling for his board seat.

Collin Griffith is being charged as an adult after he allegedly murdered his mother, 39-year-old Catherine Griffith.

A few strong thunderstorms along the Panhandle and Big Bend are possible and may bring lightning, gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph ...

Like Punxsutawney Phil, Polk County Paula will search for her shadow Feb. 2 and predict if more cold weather is on the way.

Legoland Florida Resort in Polk County is laying off 234 employees. The theme park and resort reported the job cuts in a ...

A head-on crash near Winter Haven killed a man and left another with serious injuries, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

BS Ranch, a source of odor complaints for years, no longer has required permits to operate the soil manufacturing facility, ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

ANKENY, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff's Office was asking the public for help locating a missing man who was last seen in ...

The PCSO says 75-year-old Ned Adams was last seen near his residence in the 9600 block of N.E. Frisk Drive in Ankeny around 1 p.m. Wednesday.