Chief political reporter Amanda Rooker sits down for extended interviews with Des Moines mayor Connie Boesen and Polk County ...

A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris, supervisors will turn their attention to hiring a successor. But ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will be voting on a resolution to settle with County Administrator John Norris on Tuesday. In early January, Norris was placed on paid administrative leave ...

Polk County supervisors agreed to pay nearly $520,000 in salary and other expenses Tuesday in exchange for administrator John ...

The settlement comes two months after the board placed Polk County Administrator John Norris on paid administrative leave.

The Polk County Board of Supervisors has approved a six-figure payout to a longtime administrator. All five Polk County ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

Temperatures will be well above average today as a strong southwest wind kicks in and pushes highs about 30 degrees above average. The record high for March 10th in Des Moines is 75 ...

We have two Scholastic Spotlights this week for impressive achievements. Crestview School of Inquiry has seen a double-digit ...

John Matz ran for election to the Winnebago County Executive in Wisconsin. Matz was on the ballot in the primary on February 18, 2025. Incumbent Jon Doemel and Gordon Hintz are running in the general ...

Evacuations remain for residents in Polk County due to an over 400-acre brush fire.According to the Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal and the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire ...