Jared Strong

The phenomenon has for years been blamed by some for sweltering summer conditions in Iowa, yet recent research shows that might not be true.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was unable to determine the cause of the 2024 fire, or whether it was set intentionally. A park manager and his wife saved the tree with buckets of water from a creek.

A northwest Iowa man accused of cutting and stealing more than 50 trees from a public area — including a 175-year-old bur oak — owes about $58,000 in fines and restitution.

County health officials say the child went into several stores in Coralville and Iowa City on June 4 and 5 and might have exposed others to the virus. It is the third known infection in Iowa this year.

A construction site near Swisher along Interstate 380 had insufficient erosion controls that led sediment to flow into a tributary of McAllister Creek.

A former deputy police chief suggested he cuff and pat down a custodian with whom he attempted to cultivate a relationship. The Iowa Supreme Court said his conduct was not severe enough to warrant legal action.

County ordinances in Iowa that restrict the placement of carbon dioxide pipelines are overruled by the authority of state and federal regulators and cannot be enforced, a federal appeals court decided Thursday.

Michele Smith aids the Iowa’s never-ending quest to ensure bacteria are efficiently munching on contaminants in wastewater, in an effort to protect the environment.

An absentee Iowa farmland owner does not have legal standing to sue the federal government for its ‘Swampbuster’ wetland protections, but even if he did the challenge would likely fail, a federal judge decided Thursday.

The neighborhood in a wooded area north of Iowa City is expected to take steps to reduce the amount of chloride their water softeners discharge.

Iowa was about 8 degrees colder than normal last week. About 95 percent of corn has been planted, and it needs some warmth to grow.

Planned Parenthood announced Friday it would close four of its women's reproductive health centers in large Iowa cities -- including in Cedar Rapids.

The owner of a small northeast Iowa dairy recently agreed to pay $1,260 for contaminating a nearby creek with an unknown amount of manure a year ago, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

Backbone State Park in northeast Iowa was among four Iowa parks with high bacteria concentrations in beach water this week. Lake Macbride State Park and Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area are "OK for swimming," the state reported.

Federal regulators said Wednesday they would maintain strict limits for two toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water that were established last year under a different president but would delay a compliance deadline by two years.