Less than a week before Election Day, the race for Polk County sheriff took a turn when write-in candidate Don Burrows ...

Although signs placed last week said the HWY 243 Bridge would close Nov. 2, MnDOT announced Monday that the closure would ...

Voters across Polk County will choose a governor, other statewide officers, a member of Congress, state legislators and two county officers on Tuesday, Nov. 3. They will also vote on ...

For generations, the bridge connecting Osceola with Minnesota has carried commuters, families, tourists, and commercial traffic across the St. Croix River. When the current bridge opened in August ...

Polk County supervisors feel their rules of order are sufficient to dissuade poor decision on the use of devices and in keeping staff safe from aggressive treatment from board representatives.

Since January of 2026, there have been 12 suicides in Polk County.

On Aug. 1, 1938, the west span of the Osceola Bridge fell into the St. Croix River. Although nobody was on the bridge when it collapsed, the loss of a vital connection between two states became an ...

The Woodland Chorale will take northwestern Wisconsin’s sound to a statewide audience later this month, after earning an ...

Don Burrows, the chief deputy of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, who lost the August Republican primary for sheriff, ...

Jared Danger Ler’che was sentenced to life in prison Oct. 21 for the 2024 killing of his wife, Margaret Ler’che, with the ...

After watching the same buck for over three years, Matt Viebrock finally got his opportunity. The Osceola native sat in an oak tree stand during the opening weekend of bow hunting season when he heard ...