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

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 ...

Nitrates, fecal bacteria, sediment and other pollutants in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers threaten safe drinking water for ...

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 ...

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

A highly anticipated two-year water quality study by Polk County was released Tuesday, confirming that the nitrate in the ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Two executive agencies of Iowa state government — the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) — are responsible for monitoring ...