Polk County issued a burn ban due to dry conditions and high wildfire risk. The ban prohibits various activities, including campfires, bonfires, and burning yard waste. Violators of the burn ban ...

A WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT A NEW SCAM THAT COULD COST YOU MONEY. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT TARGETS FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE RECENTLY IN THE POLK COUNTY JAIL. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER ...

The ban applies to all of Polk County, including unincorporated Polk County. Residents who do not comply with the ban could be fined up to $500 or imprisoned for up to 60 days. Polk County ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) and Bartow Police are investigating a shooting that injured a deputy and an officer. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Atkins Building ...

The Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC) received a $10 million grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Southeast Wellfield Water Production Facility. The facility ...

Cary Polk, 60, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away at Norton Hospital downtown on April 17, 2025, with his loving family by his side, due to complications of diabetes. Cary was born in St. Louis ...

An Albany man was sentenced on April 1 to 2⅟₂ years in prison for assaulting multiple corrections deputies in the Polk County Jail. Ivan Rosalio Mendez-Perez, 31, was indicted on March 21 ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Two law enforcement officers were shot in Polk County Friday during a gunfight with a suspect who thought he was “Jesus and God,” according to the Polk County Sheriff ...

The following is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County Health Department. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures ...

One person is dead and two others are in the hospital with serious injuries from a Tuesday morning crash in Polk County, Wisconsin. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, at 10:40 a.m ...

POLK COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - Authorities are naming the person involved in a fatal crash in Polk County. According to an updated press release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the Driver of ...

Three Polk County supervisors appointed four new members to the Prairie Meadows board. The supervisors cited a lack of communication from previous appointees regarding key decisions as the reason ...