STILL FACING UNCERTAINTY. BACK HERE AT HOME NEW AT NOON, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AT THIS MORNING’S MEETING. DOCTOR RORY DOLE ...

Seven years after it opened, Polk County is pitching in to makeover a downtown Des Moines hotel that neighbors the city's largest convention center. Polk County Board of Supervisors on April 22 ...

Polk County’s tourism director warned this could be an “economic disaster,” costing the county millions in revenue and thousands of jobs. The proposed bills have already passed a House ...

The show 'Cops' wants to partner with the Polk County Sheriff's Office. It was a topic of discussion on today's Polk County Board of Supervisors agenda. Some residents spoke out against the ...

FLORIDA — Back in the fall, Cleo Davis was driving past the railroad tracks near Hillcrest Road and Recker Parkway in Polk County when he noticed the school bus headed toward them.

COLUMBUS — Polk County baseball's Gunnar Alm dug into the batter's box in the first inning. Alm crushed the second pitch from Chase pitcher Hank Bright, sending it over the right field wall for his ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has the opportunity to be featured on the television show "Cops." The Polk County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the producers of the show during ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation is providing a new opportunity for wildlife to cross I-4 in hopes of giving species a chance to expand. I-4 is bustling as people ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise is holding two public meetings to discuss the Central Polk Parkway East project. A virtual meeting will be held May 5 at 6 p.m., and an in-person open house will be ...

The big story: Amid state and federal calls for an end to diversity, equity and inclusion programs in education, Florida’s ...

Teachers and education advocates in Polk County have been raising alarm over state legislation that they say would cut funding in half for such school offerings as Advanced Placement ...