Central Iowa lawn watering ban continues despite falling nitrate levels in, Raccoon rivers. Most comply, but a few get ...

Heavy rain caused flooding issues in Ames and rotation was observed in clouds around the Iowa Speedway in Newton while the ...

More than 30 years ago, floods swept across Iowa from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River, destroying homes, ...

Des Moines Water Works is facing challenges as elevated nitrate levels push its Fleur Drive facility to operate beyond its ...

The North Raccoon River routinely has elevated levels of nitrate contamination.   Buy Photo Thanks in large part to nitrate ...

Just over a year ago, the Des Moines Y Camp was preparing for flooding from the Des Moines River while campers were there ...

A new $1.9 million project aims to reduce nitrate runoff into Beaver Creek, a stream that flows directly into Central Iowa’s ...

Amid central Iowa’s lawn-watering ban, Gov. Reynolds said regulating the agriculture industry is not the answer to Iowa’s ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued a warning for paddlers to avoid rain-swollen rivers due to recent ...

While Iowa's problems are uniquely severe, nitrate levels are a rising concern in other regions, from California to the Chesapeake Bay.

On Tuesday, Central Iowa Water Works announced that both the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers recorded nitrate levels below 10 mg/L for the first time in weeks. For nearly a ...

Raccoon River Park and some West Des Moines roads will be close as the park hosts the RipRoar Youth Triathlon and Flatland ...