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He also previously worked at Des Moines Water Works. The root cause of the nitrate problem is runoff from fertilizer and manure from agricultural operations, and June 1 is roughly the peak in Iowa ...

Polk County's Extreme Temperature Plan went into effect at 8 a.m. Monday and will remain in effect until further notice. Highs will be in the 90s again on Tuesday and heat indices are expected to ...

Karla Walsh is a Des Moines, Iowa-based freelance lifestyle writer and level one sommelier who balances her love of food and drink with her passion for fitness (or tries to, at least). She has ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Update, June 18: Central Iowa Water Works has announced that communities can reopen their splash pads and spraygrounds as of Thursday. The lawn watering ban remains in effect.

Central Iowa Water Works said in its comments in support of adding the waterways that it was particularly concerned about a 6.53-mile segment of the Des Moines River, which includes Des Moines ...

Around 80% of land in the Raccoon and Des Moines Watersheds is used for agriculture, according to the Central Iowa Source Water Research Assessment summary report released July 1, 2025.

"If we don't, we will lose. We will lose the diversity — the meaning of it." Nehemiah "Nemo" McDonald, 19, from Des Moines said the day means freedom, "but not only freedom." ...

But even more single-family homes in Des Moines are more than 50 years old: 83%, or 48,359 of the single-family homes in Des Moines meet that mark. Over half of those homes stretch back more than ...

Des Moines is a major center for the insurance industry and maintains a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group ...

Strange News Des Moines, Iowa, is in a stinky situation December 5, 20218:09 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday Ayesha Rascoe ...

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 ...