INVESTIGATION. GREW UP IN THE COUNTY. THREE ALMONDS, GRAPES AT ONE TIME, ALMONDS ALL AROUND. NOW MARTHA LLORENS LIVES IN THE SHADE OF ALMOND TREES IN THE HOUSE WHERE SHE GREW UP. IT WAS NICE BACK THEN ...

As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of nitrates in their source water, some central Iowans are eyeing the ...

LEVELS HAVE GOTTEN THIS HIGH. SO WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT NITRATES, BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS A NITRATE? NEW AT FOUR. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM HAS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION AND WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO WATCH THOSE ...

The Oregon Health Authority since 2024 found that at least 634 domestic drinking water wells in the area contain unsafe ...

Central Iowa is once again seeing elevated nitrate levels in its rivers, this time in the middle of winter. Last week, ...

On this week's edition of KCCI Close Up, chief political reporter Amanda Rooker and investigative reporter Suzanne Behnke talk about the ongoing problems with Iowa's water sources, including high ...

Elevated nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers prompted Central Iowa Water Works to start up its nitrate removal system this month. A network of water quality sensors shows a similar ...

Recent studies have found elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water correlates with health issues like cancer and thyroid disease — even below what current federal standards deem as safe. But ...

Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record levels of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowans in communities around the state, primarily in central and southern regions, have been told to refrain from watering their lawns, washing their cars ...