Ice and blowing snow can lead to slippery roads and low visibility. Brett McIntyre, the program assistant for Polk County ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk County activated its Extreme Temperature Plan on Friday and it will remain in effect until noon ...

Retirements, bids for higher office and contested primaries mean the 2026 campaign has begun in a host of Polk County races ...

Polk County supervisors will meet to consider emergency food purchases as people cut off from SNAP swarm area food pantries ...

KCCI talked to the Polk County Health Department who says the stomach bug is typical in the winter. They say the number one ...

Since November 2024, about 1,400 people visited the sobering center. Nearly 3,600 patients were treated at the urgent care and crisis centers.

The Iowa Cancer Registry, the Harkin Institute, and the Polk County Health Department will partner for a presentation on the ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for September shows that potential buyers and sellers in Polk County saw higher home ...

In Central Iowa, that means warming centers will be open to provide shelter and a break from the cold. The Des Moines Area ...

Polk County could see the expiration of affordability agreements at up to 10 apartment complexes — representing as many as 623 units — in the next five years, according to a new analysis by the Polk ...

The number of Polk County students with religious exemptions from required school immunizations continues to rise. Students who opt out of the immunization requirements due to religious beliefs have ...