Polk County Recorder Julie Haggerty is retiring after nearly two decades in office. Haggerty, who was sworn into office in ...

Well-wishers lined the long route as Maj. Cody Khork was taken from Lakeland's airport to a funeral home in Winter Haven.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating a stabbing that injured one person at a gas station in Grimes.

A woman died and a man was critically injured after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Polk County late Wednesday night.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says two juveniles were seriously injured Sunday afternoon during a ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — One person was killed, and another was critically injured in a crash on Interstate 80 on Wednesday. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a single-vehicle crash in ...

Matt McCoy is chair of the Polk County Board of Supervisors. As we’re well on our way into 2026, we have much to look forward to in Polk County in the year ahead ― a time of progress and positive ...

University Avenue was closed between 96th Street and 112th Street as officials worked to collect evidence and determine the cause of the crash.

A reader invokes former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura as letters published March 16-22, 2026, tackle budgets and national unity.

NEW TONIGHT, THE DES MOINES REGISTER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE HIDDEN DOCUMENTS FROM GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS AHEAD OF A TRIAL. A ...

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Polk County has presented a budget that includes $2 million in cuts and a property tax levy reduction. What's in the proposal: ...