Icy road conditions continue to slow traffic and cause accidents across the Des Moines metro area on Thursday. Police in Des ...

The leader of Polk County’s education union is worried about an exodus of teachers to Hillsborough County, where salaries are ...

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

Lake Wales Alicia Vargas is Polk's best bet to medal twice as she won Traditional and Olympic titles in the 199-pound class ...

There's a new state program that could financially help Polk residents whose homes are at risk for flooding. Florida Department of Emergency Management has launched a program called Elevate ...

Schools across the United States are closing temporarily due to surges of flu and other seasonal illnesses among students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.

A large Texas-based pet microchipping company shut down its databases this weekend leaving thousands of pets unprotected.

The D.C. plane crash this week highlighted the desperate need for more air traffic controllers across the country. In Polk County, a new control tower operator academy is working towards fixing that ...

For the past few months, the City of Clovis has been transitioning from at-large elections to district-based voting – all while getting public input. Tonight was ...

This year’s cash-back dividend is equal to 100 basis points — or a return of 1% of a customer’s eligible average daily loan ...

A Union County jury has found Luis Miguel Vail-Lopez guilty of second-degree forcible rape and simple assault, sentencing him ...

The Des Moines Public Schools is looking to address declining enrollment and increasingly diverse student populations with am ...