A multi-agency operation in Polk County resulted in the arrest of 255 individuals allegedly involved in human trafficking, ...

A 31-year-old Winter Haven man, John Caleb Zelinko, was arrested Wednesday night after leading a Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home ...

Polk County Fire Rescue plans to open its new Moore Road Fire Station 25 on May 23 at 8525 Moore Road in Lakeland. The ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — Polk County Public Health recently received a renewal for its recognition as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace by the Minnesota Department of Health, a press release said.

On Tuesday, Polk County commissioners approved an ordinance, "Polk County Waterway Protection Code," to establish designated ...

Families gathered on a sunny, windy morning to see the opening of a new natural playscape for children at the Chichaqua ...

Nine bills primarily sponsored by Polk County lawmakers passed in the 2025 session of the Florida Legislature, which remains ...

An 18-year-old, Moses Ojeda, faces first-degree murder charges for stabbing an 81-year-old man over 100 times.

Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said Maribel Ortega and Kham ...

Tommy Lee Myers is wanted for sexual battery against a child under the age of 16, child molestation, and cruelty to children ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request ...