The county says that every year, people rush to get rid of old gasoline or other harmful waste before hurricane season.

STILL FACING UNCERTAINTY. BACK HERE AT HOME NEW AT NOON, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AT THIS MORNING’S MEETING. DOCTOR RORY DOLE ...

Renters in Polk County saw apartment listing prices decrease from February's average of $1,235, an analysis of new data from Apartment List shows. The average apartment listed for rent at $1,226 ...

Seven years after it opened, Polk County is pitching in to makeover a downtown Des Moines hotel that neighbors the city's largest convention center. Polk County Board of Supervisors on April 22 ...

Polk County’s tourism director warned this could be an “economic disaster,” costing the county millions in revenue and thousands of jobs. The proposed bills have already passed a House ...

The show 'Cops' wants to partner with the Polk County Sheriff's Office. It was a topic of discussion on today's Polk County Board of Supervisors agenda. Some residents spoke out against the ...

Funding for local projects in Polk County has been delayed due to Congress passing a short-term budget resolution. Local officials say they will seek alternative funding sources to continue their ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

FLORIDA — Back in the fall, Cleo Davis was driving past the railroad tracks near Hillcrest Road and Recker Parkway in Polk County when he noticed the school bus headed toward them.

Polk County is considering a partnership with the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office due to rising costs and recruitment difficulties. But county officials and funeral directors are worried that ...

The following is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County Health Department. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures ...

COLUMBUS — Polk County baseball's Gunnar Alm dug into the batter's box in the first inning. Alm crushed the second pitch from Chase pitcher Hank Bright, sending it over the right field wall for his ...