Articles Tagged: Flood Recovery & Protection

DES MOINES – Lawmakers say they stand ready – if called upon – to craft legislation that would provide state …

JOHNSTON – An Iowa Senate Republican leader slammed Democratic presidential hopefuls who ‘get their photo ops, then they go back …

MALVERN, Iowa, April 2 – The Black Hawk military helicopter flew over Iowa, giving a senior U.S. agriculture official and …

As communities in western Iowa continue to grapple with record flooding, Gov. Kim Reynolds visited Cedar Rapids on Thursday to …

DES MOINES – Iowans continued to assess spiraling flood damage Monday while keeping a wary eye on the skies and …

Spring flooding is causing problems for western Iowa animal feeding operations, with overflowing manure lagoons reported at eight northwest Iowa …

DES MOINES – President Donald Trump has granted a disaster declaration for 56 Iowa counties swamped by flooding. The presidential …

Background CEDAR RAPIDS – In the fall of 2016, the Cedar River reached flood levels second only to the historic …

High water and strong currents on the lower Mississippi River are squeezing barge traffic and driving up the cost of …

JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking the federal government for help covering nearly $1.6 billion in damages caused by …

DES MOINES – A week after a ‘bomb cyclone” triggered major flooding across Iowa, lawmakers say they will follow Gov. …

BROWNVILLE, Neb. – Vice President Mike Pence arrived Tuesday to survey with Iowa and Nebraska officials the devastation unleashed across …

PALO – Residents in Palo didn’t have to guess how high the Cedar River would rise during recent flooding. For …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Investing in flood protection is a top priority for the U.S. House, Rep. Abby Finkenauer said Tuesday …

DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds described the devastation she witnessed, expressed her admiration for Iowans’ resiliency, and assured …