Detention officer Mario Rocha pleaded guilty to passing an envelope containing synthetic drug K2 to a Polk County detainee.

Polk County's two largest law enforcement agencies made 1.5 times more arrests for DUI this Thanksgiving week than last year.

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Florida mother made a chilling discovery after a rabid bat was found hidden among her children's toys. The ...

Polk County Sheriff's deputies responded to a crash around 1:45 p.m. at State Road 540 and Cooley Road in Eagle Lake where ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the 33-year-old mother was driving a silver 2013 Hyundai Elantra south on Cooley Road, ...

"Three of the biggest threats of aging are isolation, hunger and loss of independence. So the second part of our mission is ...

Juliann Van Liew was selected to lead Polk County's public health department following the retirement of the department's ...

Three of the restaurants had double-digit violations during the two-week period in November. Here's what the inspectors found ...

Des Moines Register Opinion staff awards its weekly rose to Drake University's Elizabeth Talbert for leading research on Des ...

POLK COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - A woman from Flemington has been sentenced in connection to a 2022 crash that killed one child.

The new director will begin her role on Dec. 18, training with Director Helen Eddy until Eddy's retirement in January.

A 2-year-old girl is fighting for her life following a two-vehicle crash that killed her mother on Monday afternoon.