Like Punxsutawney Phil, Polk County Paula will search for her shadow Feb. 2 and predict if more cold weather is on the way.

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

A rumor has been floating around that ICE agents swept up multiple people at the courthouse Thursday. The Polk County sheriff ...

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...

Michelle Hoke of Etters, Pennsylvania, said she is frustrated at the audacity of disbarred attorney Jason Penrod. “I just ...

Polk County deputies handed out thousands of citations to drivers who were reportedly caught speeding past stopped school ...

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...

Crews are renovating the building at 1900 Carpenter Ave. in Des Moines to make way for Global Neighbors, a resource hub for ...

BS Ranch, a source of odor complaints for years, no longer has required permits to operate the soil manufacturing facility, ...

Polk County Public Health report 14 schools have reported absence rates greater than 10% at least one day this month.

The median home in Polk County listed for $343,147 in December, slightly up from the previous month's $343,000, an analysis ...