A 20-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning following a shooting that erupted during a large after-prom gathering off U.S. Highway 146 in Dayton, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect who was involved in a shooting in the Leggett area Wednesday has been apprehended.

All three suspects from Tuesday’s manhunt in Polk County are now in custody and law enforcement says it was all sparked by a chase involving a stolen truck out of Harris County.

A manhunt is reportedly underway for two men in Polk County.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily housing inmates at a facility in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, due to staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says they were made aware on Nov. 11 of the exploitation and physical assault of the disabled inmate by the group of inmates. 14 felony warrants were issued as part of the investigation, which led to the arrest of six individuals, including one who was outside the jail.

Officials said Jahmall Le’Sean Thomas, 39, was a teacher at Hardin ISD and was involved in a relationship with a female student at a Polk County School District.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to be on the lookout for a wanted murder suspect.

The five-day search for missing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham ended Tuesday when her body was found in the Trinity River. The Polk County Sheriff's office says they're building a capital murder case against the prime suspect in her death, Don Steven McDougal.

KPRC 2, KPRC 2+, and click2houston.com sent out a form to all area school districts. We wanted to know districts’ policies for notifying a parent/guardian when a child is absent from school.

Two men have been charged in connection with the death of another man who was found outside in Polk County, according to detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

A worker at an East Texas wood processing plant died after authorities said they fell from an overhead walkway.

Two inmates who escaped a prisoner bus Friday afternoon with a firearm near Livingston have been captured, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

No, there is not chocolate queso.

Four Disney employees were arrested in a massive undercover operation targeting human traffickers, child predators and prostitution.