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

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

Jonathan Louis, 37, reportedly failed to notify his parole officer where he would reside after his release from jail in Lake ...

A suspect known as a “habitual traffic offender” by the Florida Highway Patrol was arrested over the weekend for leading troopers on a 100 mph chase on I-4.

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

The design of the $4.5 million, 11,657-square-foot station is being duplicated throughout the county as 13 new facilities are ...

Polk County has reactivated its Extreme Temperature Plan due to dangerous cold temperatures. Most of the state saw wind ...

Davie Albarran, wanted for child molestation, was transferred to Osceola Jail; his capture aided by his daughters' efforts.

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

The Crow Wing County Attorney’s Office recently announced that officer Nick Fladland was justified in the June 30 shooting.