Among all the complaints about Polk County's governing board, some members having two jobs is a bit of a yawner, writes the Register editorial board.

Iowa’s anti-French sentiments are reflected in Clayton County’s Elkader, named after Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, an ...

Linn County's impending casino pitch is at risk as lawmakers in the Iowa House and Senate advanced a 5-year pause on new ...

No. 1 (Class 3A) Southeast Polk, top-ranked (2A ... No. 8 Carlisle, 10th-ranked Bettendorf and No. 18 North Scott. North Scott stunned fourth-ranked Linn-Mar, Carlisle edged No. 9 Ankeny and ...

Bettendorf sits second in the latest Class 3A Hupke wrestling rankings. Coach Dan Knight's Bulldogs trail only top-ranked Southeast Polk in the poll. Bettendorf has six ranked wrestlers ...

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

Polk County Public Schools improved its graduation rate by nearly four percentage points last year, but the district remains in the state’s bottom 10. The Florida Department of Education this ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is an outspoken supporter of Trump, and he regularly warns about what he considers the threats presented by “illegal aliens” and what he calls an open southern ...

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment.

It might seem impossible, but trash discarded in Bettendorf can end up in the Gulf of Mexico. Emmy Award-winning filmmakers ...