Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert Monday morning for 6-year-old Empress Moore. Sign up ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s office says rumors circulating about a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Des Moines are untrue. The Sheriff’s office says only one such arrest took place ...

The work and foresight to secure a fascinating refuge near metro Des Moines are worth celebrating, writes the Register's ...

The Midwest Newsroom and its partners asked police departments and sheriff offices in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to ...

The study will evaluate the potential widening along an eight-mile segment of SR 544 to accommodate the projected increase in ...

A Lakeland man is facing drug charges after 237.2 grams of marijuana was found in his car during a traffic stop on State Rd. 400 early Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Lakeland man was arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop on Sunday after 237 grams of marijuana were found in his ...

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...

Police said the shooter exited the vehicle and opened fire into a crowd with a rifle before fleeing the scene.

Trump recently pardoned more than 1,500 people who protested the certification of the 2020 presidential election in January ...