The Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Monday was assisted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office's SWAT team and the U.S.

Polk County residents may have experienced a tremor this morning, when a magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck outside Columbus.

The sheriff's office announced the arrest of 29-year-old Angel Gonzalez-Morales for the shooting that left Elijah Johnson dead.

For teachers to firefighters, EMTs and even many police officers, the average wage is often below what is needed to support a family.

Eight arrested after a fight at Lake Winterset, with the incident caught on video and posted on social media, leading to a ...

An Altoona, Iowa, man has died after a collision in Polk County on Friday morning, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

At least nine speakers questioned the policies of Polk County's Animal Control division at the annual meeting of the ...

Several boaters were arrested following a brawl near a small and usually quiet lakeside community in Polk County and while major crimes<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has identified two people who died after an Auburndale home caught fire Tuesday afternoon.

A Polk County Sheriff's deputy was taken to the hospital Friday after their squad car was struck by another driver at the ...

ALTOONA, Iowa — One deputy is hurt after his SUV was hit while responding to a crash early Friday, the Polk County Sheriff's ...

A rabid skunk that chased and bit a woman could potentially be part of a small local outbreak of unconfirmed cases, ...