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.

Eight men were arrested after a large fight broke out and knocked two people unconscious near a Polk County lake.

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

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

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

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 ...