Iowa will send letters showing a more than 11% property tax rate increase for Polk County residents — a figure county ...

A Lake Wales man wanted for tampering with an electronic monitoring device was arrested Wednesday after leading Polk County ...

Both officers believed the suspect was firing at them, and fired back in response. However, authorities later learned the ...

Officials from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative celebrated completion of an injection well at a planned water production ...

Kyle Purdy, 34, was arrested after the Department of Human Services received a report he had inappropriately touched four camp counselors in 2022.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns residents against walking onto ice in ponds and lakes as the weather warms up, and ...

Lakeland lawyer John Waters will fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court for the 10th Judicial Circuit created by the retirement ...

An undocumented immigrant was arrested in Polk County on charges of sexual battery and child abuse and will be among the first in the state to face enhanced charges due to their immigration status.

Two Des Moines police officers who fired shots at and killed a suspect in January were justified in their actions, according to the Polk County Attorney's Office.

Starts Right Here, a school for at-risk youth in Des Moines, is undergoing a major expansion and the Polk County Board of ...

Polk County ranks 57th among 67 in the state for overall child welfare in the Florida 2025 Child Well-Being Index, down from ...

POLK COUNTY (WQOW) - Arrest warrants have been issued for a couple who used to live in Polk County after charges of child sex crimes were filed. Authorities believe there may be more victims. Amanda ...