According to the Polk County School District, there have been “excessive” student absences related to the norovirus and flu.

Pennsylvania, where Punxsutawney Phil, the undisputed grand master of groundhogs, gives his annual prediction from atop ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a former substitute teacher for committing sexual offenses against a student. The U.S. Department of Labor has cited Mosaic Fertilizer for two “serious" ...

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

Amid ongoing Polk County rancor, Supervisor Tom Hockensmith alleges Des Moines City Council member Joe Gatto is angling for his board seat.

Polk County supervisors approved severance packages for three doctors in its medical examiner's office this month that ...

Michelle Hoke of Etters, Pennsylvania, said she is frustrated at the audacity of disbarred attorney Jason Penrod. “I just ...

Woodford County Public Schools (WCPS) educators have teamed up with the Versailles Fire Department (VFD) to prepare students ...

An Italian navy ship arrived Tuesday in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their ...

A former substitute teacher from the Clark County School District, 25-year-old Kurt Tumbagahan, has found himself facing the law. Newly charged with inappropriate conduct involving a student ...

Marion County Fire Rescue's new EMS Central fire station is now the home of a Safe Haven Baby Box, providing parents with an anonymous option for safely surrendering their newborns. The fire ...

The Morgan County School Board approved the following personnel changes at their recent meetings, which included hiring after-school personnel and substitute school nurses along with approving several ...