The Des Moines area’s first-ever lawn watering ban helps Central Iowa Water Works keep up with nitrate removal to provide safe drinking water to 600,000 people. Over the next decade, CIWW aims to increase its treatment capacity by 25%.

A new report shows Linn County has higher cancer rates than both the state and national averages. Public health officials say it’s hard to pin down exactly which culprits are responsible for the high rates.

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One year ago, more than a dozen Iowa counties ended up under a Presidential Disaster Declaration after heavy rains pushed raging rivers out of their banks. In two of the hardest-hit areas in northwest Iowa, people reflect on the pain and progress of the past 12 months.

Some residents of manufactured homes in Johnson County are asking for a two-year moratorium on rent increases in response to steep rent hikes and worsening living conditions at multiple locations owned by an out-of-state investor. They say changes began to take place after the lots were purchased by Havenpark Communities.

A new report by the Commonwealth Fund ranks Iowa's health system 18th in the nation. But experts said gains made in reducing the state's uninsured rate could be affected by federal proposals to cut health safety net programs.

Nitrate levels are still at dangerous levels in Des Moines’ rivers. To keep the area’s sources for drinking water from exceeding EPA standards, Central Iowa Water Works is continuing its ban on lawn watering, possibly for weeks.

University of Iowa law professor and Democrat Christina Bohannan announced another bid for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. It’s the third time she has tried for the seat, and it comes after a close defeat in November by incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Now, she’s using the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and DOGE as fodder for her campaign.

State officials say Asian longhorned ticks and the parasite Theileria orientalis Ikeda were found in a cattle herd in Van Buren County. Livestock experts say producers should diligently check cattle for tick infestations and symptoms.

Thousands rallied across Iowa to denounce the Trump administration’s plan to cut the federal budget and to use of the military in response to protests.