Cooler air surging south across the state has confined the severe weather risk to mainly far southern and southeast Iowa.

Iowa faced severe weather. Tornado and flash flood warnings were issued. Clarke and Taylor Counties had tornado warnings. A ...

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.

Central Iowa Water Works is providing a behind-the-scenes look at how it tests and treats water for nitrates at its facilities, ensuring the safety of drinking water for the region. Its advanced ...

Nitrate levels are still at dangerous levels in Des Moines’ rivers. To keep the area’s sources for drinking water from exceeding EPA standards, Central Iowa Water Works is continuing its ban ...

A ban on watering lawns has been issued in the Des Moines metro area for the first time to avoid a potential water crisis due to high concentrations of nitrates.

AVOCA, Iowa — Residents in several western Iowa communities are back under the strictest level of mandatory water restrictions.

Tami Madsen, executive director of Central Iowa Water Works, said it is not unusual to see an increase given Iowa’s “nitrate seasons” but noted this year has been unusually high.

Local officials are warning more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs that near-record levels of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if ...

Can I water my garden? Can I fill my pool? Here's what's allowed under the Des Moines metro's first-ever lawn watering ban.

Near-record nitrate levels in Des Moines, Iowa-area rivers threaten drinking water Local officials are warning more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs that near ...

Central Iowa Water Works has issued a first-ever ban on commercial and residential lawn watering until further notice, effective June 13.