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 ...

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

We're working to learn more about the collapse of a portion of Highway 30 near Kimsey Mountain Road in eastern Polk County, Tennessee Thursday morning.TDOT tol ...

Icy road conditions continue to slow traffic and cause accidents across the Des Moines metro area on Thursday. Police in Des ...

Schools across the United States are closing temporarily due to surges of flu and other seasonal illnesses among students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.

Whitney Gibson has two children – a fifth grader and eighth grader – in Polk County schools. She said they have avoided getting sick by taking a lot of zinc and “washing hands, staying away ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — A North Georgia school district closed its buildings Friday to take preventative measures because of the flu and norovirus. The Polk School District says there have been ...

Above video: CDC Finds That Sick Workers Linked to a Majority of Foodborne Illness OutbreaksA school district in Georgia is closing all of its schools following an outbreak of flu and ...

Polk County Schools are shifting to virtual learning while the district deals with a spike in flu and norovirus cases. The county says that more than 10% of the student population at each of its ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid offered some welcome news for school volunteers. Not all volunteers will face an increase in application fees to nearly $100, as it appeared would ...