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 ...

High levels of nitrates in rivers plus a lawn watering ban have residents worried, but CIWW said it has no plans to implement ...

For what's apparently the first time since Central Iowa Water Works imposed an unprecedented lawn-watering ban June 12, ...

A new report commissioned by Polk County says that agriculture is the driving factor of high pollution levels in area rivers ...

Nitrate levels remain elevated in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, two of the drinking water sources for Central Iowa Water ...

After receiving a report of a potential person in the water near the Court Avenue Bridge, first responders went to ...

Starting Thursday, water levels on the Des Moines River will be lowered to install flashboards at the Center Street Dam, posing a temporary risk to boaters. River gauges indicate that the river ...

Central Iowa Water Works says cities can reopen splash pads and spraygrounds as extreme heat arrives. But its first-ever lawn ...

The decision comes as Central Iowa Water Works reaffirmed the lawn watering ban is still in effect due to high nitrate levels ...

The Des Moines Water Works is advancing a plan to build a set of new alluvial groundwater wells in order to lessen its reliance on rivers that have been polluted with agricultural runoff for years ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Backers of a $117 million plan to bring recreation to downtown Des Moines say the rivers project would create a network of 80 water trails across central Iowa. Rick ...