Two people, including a Polk County deputy, were injured after crews battled a fire at a home on Sunday, officials said.

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.

The Polk Sheriff's Office will continue to hold undocumented suspects for collection by ICE agents, Sheriff Grady Judd said.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said visibility is down to zero in some areas, and blowing snow is causing hazardous road ...

Polk County Administrator John Norris is currently on paid administrative leave. KCCI Investigates looks at his most recent ...

Here are some of the key events in the infighting rending Polk County government, dating from the disputed choice of county ...

McDougal was indicted in April 2024 on two counts of capital murder. He is accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham.

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 22-year-old Emerick Priddy of West Palm Beach after they say he groomed a 14-year-old ...

A Polk County Sheriff's Office report says Supervisor Tom Hockensmith allegedly threatened to fight other supervisors over ...

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

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

A Polk County sex offender accused of assaulting a deputy on Thursday was arrested after he was caught hiding in Lake Bonnet, ...