Polk County commissioners vote to decrease the setback for chicken coops, but a new state law prohibits their desired ...

Polk County's landfill disposal fees will rise on Oct. 1 and nine cities fill face higher costs. Here's a glimpse at what that will mean in one of them.

Disabled veteran Craig Kreisler says garbage trucks from the backdoor trash pick-up service he uses, has damaged his driveway ...

Polk County looks to keep the millage rate the same, meaning most property owners will pay more. Fire, trash and utility ...

A Polk County couple has been charged with felonies after a report of child endangerment on Tuesday, July 15. According to ...

Sweeping changes to recycling in Oregon went into effect July 1. Here's what residents in Marion and Polk counties should know.

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

Positive incentives may be the best answer in many situations. Still, Iowa taxpayers should not have to pay "rent" incentives ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Laurel Lee and Daniel Webster voted for the bill, while Democrat Darren Soto opposed it. The measure passed 218-214.

Both great-grandparents said they had taken the children to bathe at a motel and a friend’s home, according to the affidavit.

Each project is different, but one Polk County site offers a window into the challenging but rewarding process of restoring ...

The environmental group pointed to a 1992 federal rule that barred using phosphogypsum in road projects and to potential ...