Defying Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate's legal counsel, the Polk County supervisors may consider a redistricting map with their own modifications Wednesday, rejecting two state-prepared ...

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 supervisors approved a redistricting map Wednesday that has the potential to drastically change the makeup of the board, with four of the five incumbents now sharing districts that ...

Polk County will join 51 other Iowa counties under a burn ban due to high temperatures and dry conditions. Polk County's burn ban begins at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9 until further notice.

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. U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday shows growth ...

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver's voter registration is being challenged. A Grimes resident and her attorney told the Polk County Auditor in a hearing Wednesday that Iowa Senate Majority ...