As water quality issues dominated headlines and nitrate levels spiked in central Iowa rivers last summer, the Izaak Walton League of America is reporting a record number of Iowans requested water ...

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 ...

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 ...

State Ag Secretary Mike Naig says Iowa officials are taking a different approach compared to other states when it comes to bird flu testing. When a poultry flock has been hit by the virus, the testing ...

It is past time for Iowa policymakers to take a simple step to reduce the number of fentanyl overdose deaths in the state. As of August, only four states and Puerto Rico still lump drug checking ...

You've got questions about Central Iowa's water since officials have banned commercial and residential lawn watering due to high levels of nitrates in water sources. We've got answers. Sign up for our ...

Iowa has some of the highest radon levels in the nation. By July of 2027, every public school building in Iowa must have tested for naturally occurring, cancer-causing radon gas. They're also required ...