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Iowa water bans are a sign of the state’s intensifying struggle with high nitrate levels in streams and rivers that supply ...
A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water and to safely interact with central Iowa streams.
For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns—even though there's no drought ...
Nitrate pollution is likely to force more water-use restrictions. Iowa’s problems are uniquely severe: It has plenty of water ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — A flood watch is in effect tonight through Tuesday morning for portions of northern and western Iowa. Heavy rainfall is expected to develop with thunderstorms moving in from ...
The Polk County Board of Supervisors released the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA) at its meeting Tuesday morning.
A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water and to safely interact with central Iowa streams, Iowa Capital Dispatch has ...
Polk County, Iowa, has launched an aging-in-place program, funded by HUD, with advocates expecting positive community impact.
Defying Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate's legal counsel, the Polk County supervisors may consider a redistricting map with their own modifications Wednesday, rejecting two state-prepared ...
Several protesters were arrested at the Iowa state Capitol as Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity.
For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.
The state office’s understanding is that Polk County did not reprint the ballots. At early voting sites in Polk County, including the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines, a version of the ballot ...
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