The Des Moines Register Opinion staff awards its weekly rose to Angela Connolly for her work to establish a sobering and ...

It's not uncommon for there not to be an athletic trainer on hand at Polk County sporting events. Why that is, why it matters ...

One person is dead after a fire broke out at a home in Polk City late Saturday night, according to Polk County Fire Rescue.

One person died after being pulled from a Polk City structure fire on Saturday, Polk County Fire Rescue officials said.

According to the news release, when crews arrived, they quickly worked to locate the potentially trapped person, get them out ...

The Bolivar school district received $3 million in state funding to expand its Early Childhood Learning Center.

A person died after being extricated from a burning Polk County home late Saturday, according to firefighters. Polk County ...

Just after midnight Saturday, the Lakeland Police Department responded to reports of the stabbing at Wild Greg's Saloon, ...

A man was taken to the hospital with multiple stab wounds Saturday night following what Lakeland police believe may have been ...

BARTOW, Fla. — One person died after a fire broke out at a house in Polk County.

Flooding from Hurricane Milton ruined or damaged nearly two-thirds of the dwellings at Light and Life Park, a community near ...

A late-night house fire in Polk City turned tragic as firefighters battled flames and rescued a trapped individual. Polk ...