The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has hired a company to help make changes to the dam at Palisades-Kepler State Park.

The Department of Natural Resources is currently working with an outside consultant to determine what modifications should be ...

In 1975, Iowa Gov. Robert Ray heard the plight of the Tai Dam people, who were fleeing communism in Southeast Asia, and helped create a refugee settlement in Des Moines, despite opposition.

A consultant has been hired to review the best way to remove a low-head dam and improve the area around it at an eastern Iowa park. DNR River Programs Coordinator Nate Hoogeveen says the Palisades ...