Why are the Polk County assessor and others in his office getting big raises at a time when the county is facing a budget shortfall?

The Polk County supervisors earn relatively high pay compared to other counties' governing boards. But they're not the ...

The Black Cove Complex in Polk County has become the highest-priority fire in the United States, according to the North ...

Crews are responding to three active wildfires that make up the “Black Cove Fire Complex” in Polk County. Dry weather and ...

The sheriff's office said earlier the 66-year-old man told family that he was going to Houston to go to the rodeo and never ...

Cheryl Hayes is a mediator for Polk County’s restorative dialogue program. She has been working with offenders, victims and ...

Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the world, its website said. At the end of its fiscal year 2024, the ...

Mexican national Edgar Flores Robles was arrested in Polk County for using a stolen identity to work, facing four felony ...

Polk County’s Commissioners voted Wednesday morning to grant a solid waste franchise to a company that has proposed building ...

More evacuations ordered in Polk County March 23 as firefighters strategize around "nightmare" conditions to battle over ...

A newly built storage facility in Winter Haven has sold for $10.2 million. The buyer was California-based Public Storage.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A suspect who led deputies on a car chase Wednesday morning is still at large after authorities found ...