Two people, including a Polk County deputy, were injured after crews battled a fire at a home on Sunday, officials said.

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.

The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art, formerly the Polk Museum of Art, recently opened its doors on a 14,000-square-foot ...

Polk County has lifted its Extreme Temperature Plan Thursday as temperatures have increased. The plan may be reactivated as ...

Polk County Administrator John Norris is currently on paid administrative leave. KCCI Investigates looks at his most recent ...

The Polk Sheriff's Office will continue to hold undocumented suspects for collection by ICE agents, Sheriff Grady Judd said.

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment. See the routes here.

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

Here are some of the key events in the infighting rending Polk County government, dating from the disputed choice of county ...

John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

McDougal was indicted in April 2024 on two counts of capital murder. He is accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham.

A Polk County Sheriff's Office report says Supervisor Tom Hockensmith allegedly threatened to fight other supervisors over ...