Detention officer Mario Rocha pleaded guilty to passing an envelope containing synthetic drug K2 to a Polk County detainee.

Polk County's two largest law enforcement agencies made 1.5 times more arrests for DUI this Thanksgiving week than last year.

Juliann Van Liew was selected to lead Polk County's public health department following the retirement of the department's ...

Des Moines Register Opinion staff awards its weekly rose to Drake University's Elizabeth Talbert for leading research on Des ...

Thankgsiving week gave athletes and students a break from school, but for three Polk County football teams, they didn't get a ...

Polk County Public Schools' disclosure of more than 30 removed books follows a state report that listed six removed titles in ...

A new exhibition, The Best of Polk Show, hopes to highlight art from across Polk County. "One of the things that I really ...

A West Fargo woman waived her Tuesday, Dec. 3, omnibus hearing and pleaded not guilty to two felony drug crimes in Polk ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff's Office confirms with Local 5 several storage units were damaged in an overnight ...

The new director will begin her role on Dec. 18, training with Director Helen Eddy until Eddy's retirement in January.

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Florida mother made a chilling discovery after a rabid bat was found hidden among her children's toys. The ...

Army general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal promoted to four-star officer after GOP senator drops hold China Announces a ...