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After a soggy morning, the thousands of Ragbrai bicyclists converging on Manchester got their groove back when the sun finally …

Steady morning rains chilled thousands of RAGBRAI riders as they rolled through southern Buchanan County on Friday morning. “It sucks, …

Several RAGBRAI riders reached Rowley, the approximate halfway point in their 62-mile Day 6 ride, around 7 a.m., and by 7:15 …

Even fish can get too much water. Last weekend’s record flood reshaped the Maquoketa River and scattered its denizens into …

Nature makes the sweetest sounds I have heard, and birds account for most of them. Some bird sounds are pleasing …

The Lake Delhi dam failed Saturday as rising floodwater from the Maquoketa River ate a 30-foot-wide hole in the earthen …

The Wapsipinicon River stood at 18.74 feet on the Independence gauge at 8 p.m. Saturday, headed for a predicted crest …

Heavy rains have caused the Department of Natural Resources to close the South Lake campground at Backbone State Park and …

Heavy rains Thursday morning flooded some streets in Independence and raised the anxiety level of residents of low-lying areas. “We …

Repeated heavy rains in and around Lake Rathbun have doubled the size of the lake to 22,000 acres and are threatening …

Following the catastrophic floods of 2008, many fingers pointed toward agricultural drainage tile as a major contributor to the state’s …

Eastern Iowa beaches, never a regional hallmark, have been rendered even scarcer than usual by the soggy summer of 2010. …

A recently completed genetic study of deer in Wisconsin and Iowa indicates that the Mississippi River does not present much …

The peregrine falcon nest in downtown Cedar Rapids – the first to produce young birds in Iowa’s successful reintroduction effort …

The Department of Natural Resources is accepting comments on a proposed rule to ban alcoholic beverages at state parks, state …