Saline County is expanding its jail to accommodate its growing population, allowing the sheriff’s department to continue ...

An inmate died while in custody on Saturday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the sheriff’s office, the ...

A Polk County inmate died Saturday, according to the Polk County Sherriff's Office. An autopsy confirmed the inmate died of ...

An inmate has died while being held in the Polk County Jail. According to the release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, ...

The Polk Sheriff’s Office used an airboat to carry residents out of Melody Acres Mobile Home Park, which was flooded by rains ...

A homeless man’s intrusion into a Bartow office has become an issue in the race for the Polk County Supervisor of Elections. Melony Bell, who is leaving the Florida House to challenge longtime ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd weighs in on new Florida homeless law Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives his thoughts on a new Florida law prohibiting homeless people from sleeping outside.

The man's car had an Arkansas license plate and a Go Hogs ... when he was booked into the Polk County jail. Mena police also found a football jersey signed by Dallas Cowboy quarterback Troy ...

In a news release, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Andrew Whitehurst, 26, is charged with three counts of animal cruelty, one count of confining an animal without sufficient food or water ...

Last week’s slate of games — most being big district games — is finally in the books after games got shifted around because of Hurricane Helene, and some teams can take a moment to catch ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit has made another arrest for animal cruelty this week, unrelated to a previous October 1st incident. In the latest ...