Traveling along the crop fields and small towns of Polk County, Wis., it’s hard to imagine a rising scourge fed by Mexican drug cartels. But that’s the case with methamphetamine. After a lull due to ...

This story was originally published by Wisconsin Watch. Two northwest Wisconsin residents are threatening to sue their town unless elected officials repeal rules governing the operation of large ...

POLK CO., Wis. (WKBT) -- A deer in Polk County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Wisconsin DNR. Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, is an infectious prion disease spread ...

Politics in Polk County, Wis., are getting the big-city treatment this spring. As county residents prepare for an April 1 vote that will downsize the 23-member county board to 15 seats, a newly formed ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn – A Wisconsin man was found dead in Polk County late Wednesday night. According to the Polk County Sheriff's office, the Polk County Emergency Communications Center received a call ...

Authorities say a motorcyclist died after crashing into a sign Sunday morning in western Wisconsin. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a resident called 911 after hearing a loud crash just ...

A three-vehicle crash resulted in one death and two people being taken to the hospital by air ambulance Saturday afternoon in Polk County, Wisconsin. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said they ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Elected officials, from legislators to county sheriffs, are pushing back against Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers decision to extend the safer-at-home order to late May. Republican ...

(WJHL) – For over 10 years, the same family now looking for missing 5-year-old Summer Wells has also been searching for answers in the disappearance of Rose Marie Bly, Summer’s aunt. Bly was reported ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Polk County, an area which may ...