It took 11 hours of deliberating for a jury to unanimously find the state did not prove what happened inside an Auburndale home in September was murder.

"We're not doing anybody — especially the taxpayers — any service by taking the road that we're traveling on," said Polk County Compensation Board member Ned Chiodo. "I don't see automatically giving ...

Nine Polk County football players will play college football next season after signing with a college on Wednesday.

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...

The Polk County School District said hundreds of students were sick with flu or Norovirus.

Polk County is renovating a Des Moines building to create a welcome center and resource hub for immigrants and refugees, ...

Among his proposals, DeSantis calls for an additional $246 million toward teacher pay, as part of a yearslong effort to improve starting salaries above $47,500. District also can use a portion of the ...

Polk County has issued 6,886 citations to drivers in the first half of the school year, who were caught on camera failing to stop, when a school bus stop arm is out.

School is back in session today in Polk County after schools in the district closed their doors for a couple of days for ...