To be honest with you, I didn’t like the way things were going,” said newly-appointed Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Shawn ...

N.C. Forest Service says five western counties under extreme fire danger POLK COUNTY—Polk County remains at a high fire risk, ...

Several wildfires have caught in Western North Carolina over the past few weeks, including the 3910 Fire in Polk County, and ...

On March 4, county commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Chief Shawn Smith as fire chief - the first chief in recent ...

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

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

Voters will decide on bonds and levies in the May election for Salem, Chemeketa Community College, Polk County, Dallas, Stayton, Hubbard and Aumsville ...

As crews fully contain a 198-acre fire in the Pisgah National Forest, the US Forest Service has mapped areas most at risk of ...

A grass fire on 63rd near Ashworth in Des Moines could have been problematic on Monday. "The wind can actually move things a considerable distance and get away from you pretty quick," said Lt. Gene ...

With the recent appointment of Jason Clark to fire chief, the Eastpointe Fire and Rescue Department promoted several other ...

A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash on East Lake Parker Drive in Lakeland late Wednesday night. Lakeland Police Department officers responded to the scene in the 3400 block of East Lake ...

Severe thunderstorms developed over Iowa Friday afternoon and evening, bringing hail and high winds through the metro.