Polk County's Extreme Temperature Plan will be in effect starting at 8 a.m. Monday morning.. Highs will be in the 90s and heat indices are expected to hit triple-digits. Due to the heat, many Polk ...

That’s what one person asked The Gazette’s Curious Iowa — a series that answers readers’ questions about our state and how it ...

Iowa is known having more affordable housing than other states. A report looks at whether minimum wage workers can afford ...

The exhibit reveals the extent of economic hardship faced by even full-time workers in Des Moines who can’t find or afford ...

Iowa has a patchwork of outdoor emergency siren systems that are typically not used for flash flood warnings, local and state officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The recent floods that killed over ...

The biggest number of people becoming uninsured will be Americans enrolled in Medicaid, which currently covers more than 78 million people.

A building permit has been issued for a long-awaited mixed-use project in the neighborhood adjacent to Drake University, a ...

Iowa water bans are a sign of the state’s intensifying struggle with high nitrate levels in streams and rivers that supply ...

Faced with a water-quality crisis, Iowa grapples to find a solution: Is it more treatment, voluntary conservation, regulation ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years.

Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas are under a beach hazards statement which was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 12:28 p.m. The statement is valid from … ...