A tornado warning issued for far northern Polk County, eastern Story County and portions of two other central Iowa counties ...

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Polk County, Iowa, when a Honda Insight pulled out in front of a Buick ...

Officials say one person was taken to the hospital by air ambulance and four others were transported via ground ambulance.

After a cooler wave and some flash flooding in the middle of July; Polk County and other organizations are preparing for a ...

Earlier this year, the Polk County Health Department installed a harm reduction vending machine outside of its building. The ...

In Polk County, eviction filings have steadily increased from about 4,400 in 2012 to roughly 6,400 in 2022. That same year, evictions statewide increased nearly 75% from around 10,500 in 2012 to ...

Polk County Administrator John Norris, a respected yet controversial figure since joining county government in late 2020, has agreed to step down after two months on paid administrative leave.. He ...

Michael Valento, 41, of Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested in connection to explosive devices found at a golf course ...

Bad blood, tangled ties raise conflict-of-interest issues in Polk County legal cases Polk County Deputy Administrator Sarah Boese files a new complaint with Iowa Civil Rights Commission.