A judge paused T.J. Wiggins' federal trial so his Polk County death penalty trial on triple-murder charges can proceed.

Mayor Brandon Johnson reported raising ... Also in the campaign finance records, Cook County Commissioner Stamps is still listed as Johnson’s fundraising chair. Stamps’ chairmanship posed ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson lambasted President Donald Trump dangling the possibility of cutting federal funding over Democratic leaders as “terrorism” in a Tuesday news conference during which he ...

Polk County issued a burn ban due to dry conditions and high wildfire risk. The ban prohibits various activities, including campfires, bonfires, and burning yard waste. Violators of the burn ban ...

County officials say the ban was enacted because their drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), exceeded the maximum levels. The ban applies to all of Polk County, including ...

A WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT A NEW SCAM THAT COULD COST YOU MONEY. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT TARGETS FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE RECENTLY IN THE POLK COUNTY JAIL. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER ...

As the dry season continues across the Bay area, more counties are issuing burn bans. Polk County is the latest to issue a ban, issuing it on Tuesday. The ban includes unincorporated Polk County.

As a Republican Party, we need Becky Tuttle,” John Whitmer, chairman of the Sedgwick County Republican Party, said.

Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished ahead of schedule, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday. The project, adding one lane in each ...

For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’ s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a ...

Two Polk County police officers were injured Saturday night while pursuing wanted suspect A.J. Ware, who remains at large. Officer Tre McDonald is recovering at home, while Officer John Chandler ...