Morel mushroom hunting is underway in Iowa. The Iowa Morel Report posted an update Friday on social media, showing where morels have already been found. As of Friday, they've been reported in 10 ...

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

The bill, Senate File 75, requires counties that house a public university to elect county supervisors by districts, rather than having members elected at-large. Further, special elections will now be ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month the Polk County Iowa Sheriff's Department in collaboration with CJCC released their publicly available jail dashboard which provides ...

The Polk County School Board is considering requiring employees to contribute to their health insurance costs. The district's health plan currently faces financial strain, with reserves falling ...

his average pay increases annually have lagged those of assessors in other large Iowa counties, he said. More: How much do Polk County employees and supervisors make? We have all the latest ...

The Iowa Hawkeyes made a significant change at the end of their season, firing Fran McCaffrey and hiring Ben McCollum as their next head coach. McCollum and Iowa have lost some key players in the ...

(ABC 6 News) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a lawsuit against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx on Thursday. According to a press release from AG Bird’s office, the lawsuit is ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican attorney general is suing a county sheriff over his Facebook post saying his department doesn’t always need to detain people at the request of federal ...

MEANWHILE, CREWS ARE SEEING PROGRESS IN POLK COUNTY. STILL, THE FIRES ARE FORCING ... and discuss plans with emergency officials and view maps of the fire area. For those unable to attend, the ...

Polk County had the highest rate of foreclosure activity in the U.S. in 2024 — ranking No. 1 after being in the top 10 for many years. One of every 172 homes in Polk County had a publicly recorded ...

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...