Polk County Emergency Management has activated its Extreme Temperature Plan through Tuesday morning as dangerous heat and ...

DART will provide free rides to cooling centers while the Polk County Extreme Temperature Plan is in effect.

With 52 acres of shallow water that draws a variety of bird species, aquatic life and plants, Brenton Slough is one of about 15 sloughs in Iowa.

Due to pollution from northern wildfires, officials are advising residents to check the Air Quality Index before going ...

Polk County Republicans, in a convention, nominated Alyson DeMoss for county supervisor in District 4 and Jonah Dyer for county attorney.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) - Polk County Board Chair Matt McCoy says accurate water quality data isn’t just important; it’s essential. That’s why Polk County pledged to allocate $200,000 to Iowa’s Water ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Polk County pledged Thursday to allocate $1 million to local food organizations during the lapse in funding for federal nutrition programs. Due to a lawsuit ...

A case of measles has been confirmed in an adult Polk County resident.

KCCI Investigates: The 'disease detectives' following up on Iowa's measles case ...

The Polk County Health Department identified the state's ninth case of measles this year in an infant who is too young to be vaccinated. Officials said Thursday that the child recently traveled to an ...