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The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Flooding was reported in Clinton.
On Thursday, July 17, people will gather across the nation at more than 1,600 events for the fifth annual Good Trouble Lives ...
Two fishermen escaped injury when their boat overturned while they were on the Cedar River near downtown Waterloo Thursday ...
When Tom Hagerty noticed this year's RAGBRAI route crossed Cedar Fall's whitewater park, he decided to bring his kayak.
The Central Iowa Water Works lawn watering ban is now in its 16th day — except in Grimes.
The city of Westlake has been working on the Lazy Gator Water Park, located at 2901 Westwood Road, for the past six years and will be open on Friday.
IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO SAY THAT, BUT CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS IS STILL TREATING THAT WATER, CIWW SAYS. THESE DROPS ARE TEMPORARY, THOUGH, AND ARE DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL.
Water quality should be the top 2026 Iowa governor election issue | Opinion The Big Ag and other business interests don’t care that the canary is on one leg and got a bad cough. “Iowa Nice ...
Polk County report: Majority of central Iowa water pollution tied to farming The nitrate levels in central Iowa are among the highest in the US and routinely exceed the health-based drinking water ...
In Des Moines, the problem’s gotten so bad that lawn watering has been prohibited. But cities like Cedar Rapids and Iowa city have stayed relatively unfazed.
Over a hundred people attended the public meeting Iowa DNR held to discuss the water levels of Blue Lake.
Nitrate levels remain elevated in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, two of the drinking water sources for Central Iowa Water Works' 600,000 customers. The regional utility recently shared how it ...