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

The section of Park Avenue in Des Moines will be closed until Aug. 22, except to residents who need to access their homes.

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

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its Lakeland Academic Center.

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Polk County has hit a new record high. This January, the homelessness planning organization, Homeward, identified 779 individuals without homes.

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River. Firefighters from across the nation are responding.

Polk County Shelter is available at 75 Carmel Lane Columbus, NC.Officials will hold a community meeting Sunday at 2pm, at 40 Courthouse Street in Columbus, NC.Update at 5:40 p.m. Saturday The ...

Local News Future of Polk Street in question | Residents voice concerns over plan to expand GRB Residents are worried about the access Polk Street provides and what would happen if it was not there.