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'Long term closure:' Portion of Highway 30 in Polk County washes out
We're working to learn more about the collapse of a portion of Highway 30 near Kimsey Mountain Road in eastern Polk County, Tennessee Thursday morning.TDOT tol ...
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Polk County takes legal action to shut down waste recycler BS Ranch. Trial set for May
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 ...
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Shocking Road Collapse Leaves Key Stretch of Highway 30 Impassable in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A shocking road collapse has left a key stretch of Highway 30 impassable in Polk County The ...
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School absences from sickness soar in Polk County as vaccination rates keep falling
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 ...
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ICE makes arrest at Polk County Courthouse
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 ...
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Polk County Schools: Most volunteers can avoid increase in cost for background checks
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 ...
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Polk County approves $500,000 in emergency aid for refugees abandoned after Trump order
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 ...
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A Small Minnesota County Pumps Out 40 Percent of the State's Drug-Free Zone Sentences
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 ...
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Federal ICE agents arrest 1 at Polk County Courthouse, officials say
KCCI received tips about agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, at the Polk County Criminal Court Building in Des Moines Thursday morning. The Polk County Sheriff's Office ...
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Polk County residents at risk of flooding can apply for new state program to elevate their homes
There's a new state program that could financially help Polk residents whose homes are at risk for flooding. Florida Department of Emergency Management has launched a program called Elevate ...
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Icy road conditions across East Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s SmartWay map shows ice and snow patches on various roads in the following counties: This includes I-40 in Cumberland County, I-75 in Campbell County and ...