A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

Polk County supervisors agreed to pay nearly $520,000 in salary and other expenses Tuesday in exchange for administrator John ...

The measles outbreak is now confirmed in at least 15 states, with new cases in Vermont, Maryland, and Oklahoma.

Two people were injured in a crash in rural Polk County Monday morning. At around 11:30 a.m. deputies with the Polk County ...

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

The Des Moines Airport Authority and Polk County Emergency Management team provide recommendations for travelers ahead of a ...

A former longtime Iowa lawmaker has died.Janet Metcalf represented Polk County in the Iowa House from 1985 to 2003. She was a ...

city and county, according to the Iowa Department of Management. The statement continues to receive scrutiny from some local leaders who say the form can be confusing to property owners and local ...

"In just a 10-day period in January under weather amnesty, the expense was $100,500 and that extra cost was not only due to the rate of having additional staff to make sure we had a safe work ...

It took three Des Moines police officers to physically restrain Corey Carson after a taser was ineffective. A DMPD ...