A federal complaint accuses several deputies of “deliberate indifference” and violations of the man’s constitutional rights.

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

Polk County supervisors have approved $500,000 in emergency funding to help 478 refugees resettle in the Des Moines metro, plugging a gap created by President Donald Trump's January halt of ...

Polk County officials have revived their battle to stop operations at an East Lakeland facility frequently accused of creating a stinking mess. Polk County Attorney Randy Mink and the county's ...

Graduation rates for Polk County’s public high schools vary considerably, according to a recent report from the Florida Department of Education. Among traditional schools, Tenoroc High in ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Amid concerns of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the U.S., the Polk County Sheriff’s office says ICE arrested one person at the Polk County Courthouse ...

Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased application fee, as previously announced. Volunteers who require contact with students out of sight of staff will need a Level 2 ...

In Minnesota, the epicenter of prosecutions for violating drug-free school and park zone laws isn't Minneapolis, but small Polk County. The county contains less than 1 percent of the state's ...

Jason Lowe, a Democratic state representative since 2016, is running for Oklahoma County Commissioner District 1. Lowe's priorities include criminal justice reform, economic development ...

Republican Jason MacBride is challenging incumbent James Ritts for Ontario County District Attorney. MacBride previously served as First Assistant District Attorney for over 10 years. Ritts is ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A disbarred attorney, who allegedly told his clients he lost their trust funds because of his gambling addiction, was back in front of a judge Thursday on dozens of ...

Standing atop Ellison Bluff in Wisconsin's Door County, I could have sworn I was staring at the Pacific. Waves crashed against the 100-foot-high limestone cliff, and deep-blue water extended to ...