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

“We just want folks to make sure they’re aware of the forecast coming up and know what they’re going to do for that severe ...

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

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

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will consider a six-figure payout to a longtime administrator at its Tuesday meeting. County leaders placed former Iowa Democratic ...

Two people were injured in a crash in rural Polk County Monday morning. At around 11:30 a.m. deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of ...

The settlement comes two months after the board placed Polk County Administrator John Norris on paid administrative leave.

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