Two candidates are competing to replace longtime Polk County supervisor Tom Hockensmith, who will retire from the role at the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — In 2017, then-State Senator Matt McCoy and then-State Representative John Forbes held a press conference ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Three seats on the Polk County Board of Supervisors are up for grabs this year, and one race will replace ...

Polk County is launching its cancer coalition to tackle cancer's complex causes, focusing on public information and prevention.

Polk County is providing about $200,000 to a University of Iowa water quality monitoring program. The funding addresses federal and state budget cuts that threaten the program's research and data ...

ALL RIGHT JASON THANKS SO MUCH. WE’LL. POLK COUNTY LEADERS ANNOUNCED TODAY A NEW PLAN TO HELP FUND IOWA’S WATER QUALITY MONITORS TO MAKE SURE OUR DRINKING WATER IS SAFE. MANY OF THE RIVER MONITORS ...

Two candidates will face off in the primary for District 1, which represents Des Moines' southwest side, West Des Moines, ...

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. Polk ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday morning crash that sent two people to the hospital in northern ...

Polk County EMA stresses the importance of emergency readiness kits amid storms and fire risks. Discover essential items ...

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon in a crash northeast of Bondurant. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

Two motorcyclists were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a collision with a vehicle at NW 44th & NW 158th ...