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Polk County Sheriff
The Scoop: Tue. May 27, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
WMNF headlines including Polk County Sheriff's Deputy, University of West Florida, New College of Florida, cell phones in schools.
Florida Sheriffs revive controversial ICE program, call racial profiling fears ‘total BS’
Listen: The Florida Sheriff’s Association plans to bring back a controversial program that faced criticism for racial profiling. The group announced it at a meeting in Polk County Monday detailing how they plan to crack...
Talk Back Town Hall with Billy Townsend
Shelley and guest commenter Lakeland's civic journalist, Billy Townsend opened the phone lines and held a Talk Back Town Hall, letting our listeners guide our discussion on State Politics, DeSantis' cronyism and grifting, Richard Corcoran's...
Woman dies while working at a Polk County Mosaic plant
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is still investigating a death that occurred at the Mosaic phosphate plant in the Bradley area south of Mulberry. 29-year-old Jameka Williams was a process operator for the company...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office announces new artificial intelligence lab
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Florida Polytechnic University for a new initiative to beef up the fight against cybercrimes. Sheriff Grady Judd called the new program Sheriff’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, or SAIL....
The Scoop: Mon. June 10th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
An Indigenous activist is trying to get parole, Polk County Sheriff creates an A.I. lab, trash rates rise, and more on today's top headlines.
The Scoop: Fri., October 6, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Jacksonville police beat man Last Friday, Le’Keian Woods was brutally beaten by Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers. His family joined his attorneys for a news conference this week. DeSantis campaigns in Tampa Governor Ron DeSantis campaigned...
The Scoop: Wed., September 13, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Polk County man killed Polk County deputies shot and killed a man last night on Westside Ridge Blvd in the city of Auburndale. After 55-year-old Angelo Theodore Curcione threatened officers and deputies with a knife,...
