A beach monitored by Polk County also reported high E. coli levels. Wondering how can you check up on water monitoring, beach classifications and know what locations are open or closed?

Polk County was the last county in Iowa to receive its new redistricting map. Hockensmith, who has tangled with fellow Democrat McCoy more than any other supervisor since McCoy's election in 2018 ...

The map was prepared by the state's nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency under a new law intended to decrease county supervisors' influence in the once-every-10-years redistricting process.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — As efforts continue to clear debris from Hurricane Milton around Tampa Bay, Polk County has launched a debris collection map for residents to monitor the cleanup status.

The map is designed to help residents and tourist evacuees find shelter during an impending storm. Polk County has 47 hurricane shelters, including three for people with special needs.

The new map drawn by the governor’s office, which passed both chambers of the legislature on Thursday, cuts Polk County into four congressional districts.

The Polk County Board of Supervisors released the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA) at its meeting Tuesday morning.

See the latest charts and maps of virus hospitalizations, cases, deaths, tests and vaccinations in Polk County, Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An investigation is continuing into complaints that election maps in Polk County were redrawn to favor Democrats.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A Baxter man died last weekend in a motorcycle crash. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says Austin Nyheim, 27, crashed his motorcycle around 1 a.m. Sunday on NE 112th Street ...

While Iowa’s population grew 4.7 percent from 2010 to 2020, 68 of the state’s 99 counties lost population, according to the 2020 census.

New projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, so officials say now is the time to have a plan in place. Chelsy ...