Texas Governor Abbott calls for a special session to redraw congressional maps, aiming to retain GOP control in the U.S. House.

Colin Allred criticizes Texas politicians for focusing on a power grab instead of helping with recovery efforts from devastating floods.

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

More than 60% of Polk voters cast ballots in the General Election, which included four races for U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional District 18 covers the majority of the county, with ...

A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water and to safely interact with central Iowa streams.

At least 95 people have been killed in catastrophic flash flooding across Texas, while several others remain missing.

Severe storms and flash flooding continue to impact Central Texas, with deadly flooding already reported in multiple counties. In Kerr County, at least 27 people have died and dozens remain ...

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office is calling flooding in Kerr County "catastrophic." Several people are still missing and there are at least 24 deaths.

Two battalion chiefs in Polk County Fire Rescue will be promoted to deputy chiefs, the agency said.

On July 1, 2025, detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division, assisted by deputies from the Patrol Division, served a felony arrest warrant in the Southland Plantation area of ...

For Carrie Zeidman, a 10th generation Californian, the search uncovered a link to some pioneer families in the Pacific Northwest and Polk County. Zeidman’s great grandmother was adopted and her mother ...