For every 100,000 residents in Polk County, 2,601 are diagnosed with cancer each year, according to Iowa Cancer Registry. For ...

New Iowa Cancer Registry data shows about 2,500 cancer cases each year in Polk County, prompting local leaders to push for ...

Polk County's cancer rate — and Iowa's — ranks above the national average. During the town hall, cancer leaders break it down ...

Polk County will activate it's extreme temperature plan that will open warming centers with cold that will last several days.

The lawsuit alleges Anne Sheeley's age was a factor in why she was not hired for a job, and her leave and suspension was done ...

Polk County is facing more lawsuits brought by individuals detained in the county jail by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

The project's final phase aims to reduce agricultural runoff by scaling up cover crop adoption to 40,000 acres of farmland.

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 ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for August shows that potential buyers and sellers in Polk County saw lower home sale prices than the previous month's median of $290,000. The median home sold for ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — The Polk County Health Department, alongside Iowa Health and Human Services, has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated infant from Polk County. The infant was too young to ...

Anne Sheeley, Polk County's top courts administrator, says she was passed over for another job due to her age, suspended ...

VEHICLE AND HIS HOME. THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PLEDGED $200,000 TO HELP KEEP A STATEWIDE WATER MONITORING PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING TUESDAY MORNING. KCCI ABIGAIL CURTIN JOINS US LIVE IN DES ...