Shell’s passion for teaching was sparked as a 14-year-old when he tutored and mentored younger kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Polk County. Shortly after, he founded the nonprofit Positive Leaders of ...

At an unruly Town Commission meeting, residents shouted their anger about traffic, water, infrastructure and other ails of ...

Jovahn Mathis has agreed to move to adult court as a youthful offender, meaning he'll continue to receive juvenile services ...

The number of Polk County students with religious exemptions from required school immunizations continues to rise. Students ...

The lawsuit claims Lakeland officers broke department policy and thwarted other agencies' efforts to assist when they chased ...

A jury found the teenager not guilty on Feb. 5 on a first-degree murder charge and a kidnapping charge in connection to the ...

State Auditor Shad White spoke to the Stennis Press Forum at Hal & Mal's in downtown Jackson, defending his office's clout and standing, which is under assault by the state legislature.

Grist dives into Florida’s ironic water scarcity problem, borne from climate change, a development boom, and the ...

At the Iowa boys wrestling state dual tournament, Southeast Polk, Algona and Don Bosco all walked away with titles. It's the second year in a row that the Rams have won a state dual title, their ...

Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone reveals how much money new school bus cameras have generated for districts and the profit-making companies behind the lenses.

Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers sued God. As KETV Omaha reported at the time, Chambers’s lawsuit sought “a permanent ...