On a Wednesday in April, after heavy rainfall, Paul Carlson of Ankeny drove to the end of a road under the Saylorville Dam ...

Soil testing is hardly new, and state leaders keep pointing elsewhere to excuse humans' polluting choices, writes Chris Jones ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the Iowa Department of Education's response, provided after the article was initially published on Oct. 1, 2025. When a pulmonologist told Gail ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is kicking off its volunteer water monitoring program with Nitrate Watch. (Photo courtesy ...

Iowa law enforcement agencies have tested less DNA evidence in sexual assault cases at the state crime lab in recent years than they did five years ago. Iowa police and sheriffs maintain vastly ...

On May 11, Gov. Reynolds said that Test Iowa had processed 'about 3,100' tests last week. Which is far short of the 3,000 per day we were promised. The program began on April 24 and three weeks in has ...

An Iowa lawmaker is accusing state investigators of testing software on the Iowa Capitol before using it to monitor Iowa and Iowa State athletes to see if they were using smart phone apps to gamble.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Iowa volunteers concerned with the state’s water quality are beginning a new season of independent testing for nitrates in bodies of water surrounding where ...