Nitrates, fecal bacteria, sediment and other pollutants in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers threaten safe drinking water for 20% of the state’s population. That's one of the findings from a sweeping ...

Volunteer Richard Worm removes metal fencing from the Iowa River between Chelsea and Belle Plaine July 13, 2023, during Project AWARE’s weeklong annual cleanup of the river. (Geoff Stellfox/The ...

Federal regulators say more of Iowa's rivers — including ones that supply drinking water for Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City — should be placed on the state's impaired waters list. The U.S.

SMITHLAND — As some residents in northwest Iowa began to enter their homes for cleanup, others downstream were forced to evacuate Tuesday as floodwaters inundated their towns. Rivers continued to ...

Heavy rainfall across Iowa has caused rivers to surge far above their normal levels, creating potentially hazardous conditions for those considering water activities. Portions of the Cedar, Iowa, ...

Darrel Wrider of Cedar Rapids is planning a trip to Omaha this summer. And while he’s there, he wants to visit Carter Lake, the only Iowa city that’s located west of the Missouri River. You have to ...

TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED STREET. AND MORE IOWANS WILL SEE A RISE IN FLOOD WATERS THIS WEEK. KCCI METEOROLOGIST ZANE SATRE IS HERE NOW TO SHOW US HOW THIS WEEK’S RISING WATERS COMPARE WITH PREVIOUS ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging paddlers to stay off rain-swollen rivers due to recent weather. Iowa DNR says some rivers are already dangerously high at or near ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Wings2Water has named Iowa Project AWARE as its latest "Water Warrior" for its dedication to river protection and restoration in Iowa. This accolade highlights the initiative's ...

Nitrate contamination of Iowa’s rivers has surged in recent weeks amid heavy, widespread rainfall, according to data collected by the Iowa Water Quality Information System. Concentrations of nitrate ...