A band of snow and sleet began falling around 5 a.m. in the western half of the Ozarks. As the morning progressed, it created ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased application fee, as previously announced. Volunteers who require contact with students out of sight of staff will need a Level 2 ...

Polk County supervisors have approved $500,000 in emergency funding to help 478 refugees resettle in the Des Moines metro, plugging a gap created by President Donald Trump's January halt of ...

By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Thousands are without power Wednesday morning as wintry weather and ice are reported around western North ...

Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses, which are sickening students and staff. Here's ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

Polk County officials have revived their battle to stop operations at an East Lakeland facility frequently accused of creating a stinking mess. Polk County Attorney Randy Mink and the county's ...

In Minnesota, the epicenter of prosecutions for violating drug-free school and park zone laws isn't Minneapolis, but small Polk County. The county contains less than 1 percent of the state's ...