Polk County organizations say there are more families with kids who are homeless. Many are on a waiting list for help. K-C-C-I's Kayla James is here with a look at the numbers in Polk County ...

This is proving to be a busy year for attorneys in the civil division of the Polk County Attorney's Office. Facing new discrimination allegations arising from the attempted ouster in January of ...

FOR SIX TO EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS. THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WARNING OF A SURGE IN SCHOOL ILLNESSES. IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS 14 COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE SEEING MORE THAN ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR WAS ON THE SCENE LAST NIGHT JUST BEFORE 1 A.M. WE SAW MULTIPLE OFFICERS ON THAT SCENE, INCLUDING THE BEAVER COUNTY SWAT TEAM. THEY WERE USING DRONES AND ALSO SOME ...

In Minnesota, the epicenter of prosecutions for violating drug-free school and park zone laws isn't Minneapolis, but small Polk County. The county contains less than 1 percent of the state's ...

Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased application fee, as previously announced. Volunteers who require contact with students out of sight of staff will need a Level 2 ...

A 58-year-old man allegedly fired at SWAT officers responding to a domestic call at his home in Paynesville Township, Stearns County. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says the incident unfolded ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County jury found a teenager accused of stabbing his mother to death not guilty on all charges on Wednesday. Collin Griffith, 17, was accused of murdering his mother ...

Polk County Public Schools installed cameras on all buses to catch drivers illegally passing stopped school buses. Over 6,250 citations were issued in less than four months, generating over $1.4 ...

Polk County Public Schools has received a one-year extension in its effort to stave off the potential closure of Crystal Lake Elementary School. The Lakeland school is among seven in Polk County ...

A Knox County commissioner and the Knox County Democratic Party are calling for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office to mandate SWAT team members wear and use body cameras. Commissioner Damon Rawls ...