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

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

A stretch of IA 175 between Stratford and Dayton, including the bridge over the Des Moines River, is shut down for road repairs. Crews are resurfacing the pavement on the bridge. If weather permits, ...

The body of a swimmer who disappeared while in the water with a 7-year-old on June 28 was found in the Des Moines River on June 30.

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

An area of rain and thunderstorms moved across western and central Iowa in the overnight with the bullseye of heaviest rain ...

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

He also previously worked at Des Moines Water Works. The root cause of the nitrate problem is runoff from fertilizer and manure from agricultural operations, and June 1 is roughly the peak in Iowa ...

It’s good to be back in Iowa. I became the Des Moines Register executive editor on June 2. Like many of you, I’m a returnee to the Hawkeye State. I had served as the Register’s politics ...