POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County ... building in Bartow that used to serve as the area’s courthouse, but you can still see all of it and what it used ...

Des Moines now has its first rideshare hub in the downtown core, a move city officials say will help improve public safety ...

Spaghetti Works, a popular restaurant in downtown Des Moines’ Court Avenue district, closed its doors for good on Monday. Photos by Emily Kestel Spaghetti Works, a popular and long-standing business ...

However, on March 14, 2025, the en banc Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Florida law in a fractured decision, prompting the NRA’s appeal to the Supreme Court. READ: Gator-Bitten Florida ...

The sale of the building that was home to historic Central ... was recorded June 3. Iowa MHPS LLC, located in Sacramento, Calif., paid B&C Iowa Property Inc. $2.25 million for property at 613 Polk St.

After the Old Courthouse reopened this month following a multimillion-dollar renovation, it’s worth noting the history.

FLORIDA — Polk County on Friday issued a burn ban, joining most of the rest of Central Florida. The ban includes campfires, bonfires, yard and trash fires, construction debris, unpermitted ...

In 1846, the plains of Illinois fueled dreams. With rich soils and prairie grasses taller than a horse’s head, it attracted ...

Putting live and archived videos of public meetings online serves the public interest, and everybody should do it, writes ...

Hazzard County, a Cedar Rapids bar, has announced they are opening a new location in Iowa City. The Iowa City location will open in the Pedestrian Mall at 118 S Dubuque Street, where The Field House ...

Butler County MetroParks plans to demolish a historic farmhouse that's been vandalized several times. The daughter of a former Hamilton mayor hopes to save the house by raising money to restore it ...

The Shasta County Superior Court building in Redding will remain closed due to extensive water damage. This is not the first water leak incident at the courthouse; a previous leak in 2022 caused ...