The measles outbreak is now confirmed in at least 15 states, with new cases in Vermont, Maryland, and Oklahoma.

The Polk County Emergency Management team says -- People should have ... Thunderstorms are expected to develop over far southwest and southern Iowa around 3-4 p.m., and then race to the north and ...

The measles outbreak is now confirmed in at least 15 states, with new cases in Vermont, Maryland, and Oklahoma.

A former longtime Iowa lawmaker has died.Janet Metcalf represented Polk County in the Iowa House from 1985 to 2003. She was a ...

Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well as for the agricultural Midwest, according to a Stateline analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau county ...

Letters published March 10-16, 2025, deliver their verdicts on Congress, town halls, tampons and the Polk County Board of ...

"In just a 10-day period in January under weather amnesty, the expense was $100,500 and that extra cost was not only due to the rate of having additional staff to make sure we had a safe work ...

A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

Janet Metcalf, a former state lawmaker and longtime Iowan who dedicated much of her career to advocating for women's rights, has died at the age of 89.

The Polk County Board of Supervisors has approved a six-figure payout to a longtime administrator. All five Polk County ...