Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU ANNE. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING AFTER A HEATED DISPUTE BROKE OUT BETWEEN SOME POLK COUNTY SUPERVISORS. KCCI IS LAURA TERRELL. LEARNED ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — More pets are leaving Polk County’s animal shelters alive than ever before. In 2024 a record, 80% of animals in county shelters were released alive, making Polk County much ...

NOW. THREATS SCREAMING IN POLK COUNTY. SUPERVISORS ALMOST GETTING INTO A PHYSICAL FIGHT. A REPORT FROM THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DETAILS THE TENSE ARGUMENTS BETWEEN POLK COUNTY’S TOP ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Officials in Polk County are looking for a burglar who stole from a building in December. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the burglary happened at the ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its graduation rate by nearly four percentage points last year, but the district remains in the state’s bottom 10. The Florida Department of Education this ...

Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith allegedly threatened to fight other supervisors after administrator John Norris was placed on leave Friday, according to a report filed with the Polk County ...

Polk County Public Schools installed cameras on all buses to catch drivers illegally passing stopped school buses. Over 6,250 citations were issued in less than four months, generating over $1.4 ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was sworn in for his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday morning in Lakeland. Residents have reelected Judd for more than a decade as he's held the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — As anyone who has been stuck in traffic in Polk County can tell you, the population in the area is booming. According to Census data, Polk County, Florida, ranked fifth in the ...