POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

The latest shooting happened late in the evening of April 25 outside the McDonald's at U.S. 92 and Combee Road in Lakeland.

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man on Friday after he allegedly threatened the law enforcement ...

Update: Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 2:30 am from the scene of a deputy involved shooting with an armed suspect that occurred just after 11 pm on Friday, April 25, 2025. No deputies from ...

Under the agreement, Polk County Public Schools will pay Fortress Secured LLC up to $6.541 million for predevelopment of the ...

Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and eliminate tourism councils.

A report from the Florida Policy Institute suggested that the number of participating students could decrease by half based on the proposed state funding.

This week we dig into two key issues in Iowa — disparities faced by the Black population in Polk County and the circumstances ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

Polk County might see some limited relief tonight ... By Saturday night low temperatures will fall into the 40s again across North Florida, 50s throughout interior Central and South Florida ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public regarding the high-speed chase in Polk County on Monday, April 7th, at ...

NOW. POLK COUNTY IS TELLING US HOW THEY WILL ENFORCE A NEW LAW STARTING THIS SUMMER. THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE BILL LAST WEEK. KCCI’S PEPPER PURPURA IS AT THE STATEHOUSE TONIGHT. PEPPER.