Public Safety – LkldNow

I-4 Westbound Lane Closures Tonight Through Friday Morning

Workers will pour asphalt into roadway depression near Polk City exit until repaving can be scheduled.

At least 70 pedestrians and bicyclists died between 2018 and 2024 after being struck by vehicles on Lakeland-area roads.

City commissioners discuss timing and strategy for getting local projects in the state budget.

Family members say Major Smith was on the autism spectrum. He found a gun in a car outside a Lakeland home.

Witness claims man who rushed him to the hospital fled after handing him to medical personnel.

The State Attorney’s Office gives greater scrutiny before charging juveniles with lying about sex assaults; Polk Sheriff procedures are unchanged.

David Cox, 53, will oversee the city of Lakeland’s emergency management plan and develop disaster procedures.

Residents have complained since the south Lakeland basin flooded in 1994; Hurricane Milton inundated homes on Oakmont Lane last month.

The leather hatband mimics a deputy’s gunbelt; the sticker inside the crown displays a picture of Judd.