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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Last week, Central Iowa Water Works placed a ban on commercial and residential lawn watering to avoid violating federal nitrate levels in drinking water. On Tuesday, leaders with ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska lawmakers heard testimony on a pressing environmental issue on Thursday: the safety of the state’s drinking water. UNMC researchers have said that Nebraska has high ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state’s capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make ...