The director of Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development will leave the agency next month after two years on the job, Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday.

A driver was killed after two pickup trucks collided at an intersection in Polk County Wednesday evening, according to the ...

A Butler County deputy sustained serious injuries after their vehicle was struck by a pickup early Wednesday morning, ...

James Coulter The Facilities Management Division will soon be receiving a new roadway maintenance facility now that Polk ...

Rodent droppings forced a popular bar to shut down temporarily in May. See why 18 other Polk County food vendors failed to meet standards.

Polk County's Extreme Temperature Plan will be in effect Friday morning through at least Sunday evening. Highs will be in the 90s all weekend and heat indices expected to hit triple-digits. Due to the ...

Read on below for a full list of Polk County cooling centers or view a map here. Altoona Public Library (700 8th St. SW) ...

Last month, a fugitive team arrested Travis Tierney at Eppley Airfield. The trouble is, he wasn’t supposed to be traveling ...

Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the official end of slavery, is celebrated in a wide array of events across two weeks in ...

Nicholas A. Newcomb, 36, of Des Moines, was taken into custody 12:12 a.m. June 5, at the Polk County Jail on an Adair County warrant for the charge of failure to appear on the original charge of ...

A charter high school is celebrating the graduation of nearly 200 students. The charter school offers a standard high school diploma up to the age of 24. There's a growing need for non-traditional ...

Polk County supervisors approved a program that will pay cash to employees who come up with ways to save money within the government. ... Nebraska and Iowa have implemented successful programs, ...