POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A wrong-way driving incident in Polk County early Saturday morning resulted in the arrest of two ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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