Nine Polk County football players will play college football next season after signing with a college on Wednesday.

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses which are sickening students and staff. Here's ...

Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 ...

U.S. figure skater Spencer Lane, 16, shared a photo from inside American Eagle Flight 5342 before it took off from Wichita, ...

Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased application fee, as previously announced. Volunteers who require contact with students out of sight of staff will need a Level 2 ...

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...

The Polk County Health Department is reporting that 22 schools in Polk County have 10% or more of their students absent due ...

Polk County is renovating a Des Moines building to create a welcome center and resource hub for immigrants and refugees, ...