Jail staff in Des Moines told Leticia Jacobo she would be turned over to immigration agents — even though Jacobo is Native ...

Polk County soccer played as one heart to defeat Patton on Nov. 13 in the fourth round of the NCHSAA 3A playoffs.

Current board chair Matt McCoy said he wants to continue fighting to improve water quality and invest in affordable housing ...

Polk County residents who evacuated due to a hole in the earthen embankment of the Carter Lake Dam were allowed to return ...

In an update Sunday morning, Polk County officials said the property owners planned to lower the lake level to assess the ...

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch shortly before 10:30 p.m. because of the dam's leak and potential ...

As for the cause of the damage, emergency officials say beavers may be to blame. Polk County OEM Director Courtney Comstock ...

While details are confidential, Polk County logged its first flesh-eating bacteria case this year, health officials say, as ...

A Polk County cyclist is recovering from multiple fractures after a hit-and-run crash near Des Moines. Deputies are asking ...

A case of the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria" was reported in Polk County by health officials. This takes the total in 2025 ...

On a cold Mission Inn Resort golf course in Howey-In-The-Hills on Wednesday evening, history was created by Winter Haven ...