Des Moines IA

Iowans flooded a national water quality testing program in 2025, as public concerns regarding high nitrate levels peaked in the state. State of play: The Izaak Walton League of America's (IWLA) citizen nitrate watch program experienced a "record-shattering" number of kit requests last year, driven by high demand from...

The former administrator of an assisted living and memory care community where a resident froze to death after wandering outside will retain her state license but is required to complete 10 hours of training on elopements and write a report. Dwala Marie Lehman was executive director at Courtyard Estates at...

Following years of inaction on the Clean Water for Iowa Act, one lawmaker is looking to advance several smaller bills that would improve monitoring and strengthen permit requirements for large industrial farms. When Kim Hagemann moved to Iowa in the late 1980s, the state's lakes and parks were among the first places...

Each year, some of the puppies that participate in the Bowl come back and become local celebrities.

With the temperatures rising in Iowa, the weekly report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources includes some warnings about ice fishing in areas of the state. The agency warns ice conditions are changing rapidly in north central Iowa and, in northeast Iowa, ice fishing on the Upper Iowa River is not recommended.

(Des Moines, IA) -- A Des Moines police sergeant is suing the city, saying she was exposed to high levels of lead while working at the police academy. In January 2024 Sergeant Jennifer Grose was assigned to a rotation at the department’s academy. She says that during that time, she was exposed to lead contamination...

Picture a childhood filled with the sounds of classic rock and country, even if those golden days were before your time. Let’s tune in to some Iowa favorites.

The Des Moines Police Department reports that a power outage on Sunday Morning in downtown Des Moines was caused to have been caused by someone damaging equipment at a power station.

DES MOINES — Governor Kim Reynolds is proposing new taxes and tax hikes on smoking products that she says are a key factor in Iowa’s high rate of lung cancer. “We know that’s a known cause of lung cancer and I think it’s something that we need to take very seriously,” Reynolds said. “…National statistics say that 80%...

Kwik Star plans to build a new convenience store at Westown Parkway and Valley West Drive at the former Iowa Realty site, according to West Des Moines city officials. State of play: The company has proposed demolishing the existing building and constructing a 9,100-square-foot convenience store with eight gas pumps...