Polk County Schools Superintendent Fred Heid warned that the state "seemingly underestimated the fiscal impact that vouchers ...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County received $1.8 million from a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant after the ...

Devin Michael Ellis said he was fired from Storage and Design Group Inc. after he complained about racial discrimination by ...

Amid the summer swelter, where is Polk County's sweetest scoop? Help us narrow it down in The Ledger's bracket-style contest.

Detectives said that the victim and Johnson continued in a heated exchange, which resulted in Johnson throwing a full, ...

Joe Gatto has served as the southeast side representative on the Des Moines City Council since 2014 but has his sights set on a new seat.

When dispatch moves into it’s new state-of-the-art building, it is warning people that it could create some delays in records ...

The Minnesota State Patrol said that at 9 a.m., a Chevy Equinox was going west on County Road 17 and a semi-truck was going ...

High school boundaries are changing in Polk County due to attendance shifts and population growth throughout the district.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 24-year-old Winter Haven man accused of firing a gun at his mother’s ...

As Polk County students prepare to return to school next week, cameras on school buses will once again be used to catch ...