These ancient rocks tell the story of when central Iowa was covered by a shallow sea, long before corn became the state’s unofficial mascot. The park’s history as a public recreation area goes back to ...

Tucked between the rolling farmlands of central Iowa lies a geological anomaly so striking, you’ll wonder if you’ve somehow teleported out of the Hawkeye State altogether – Ledges State Park in Madrid ...

Instead, it was an old drainage district map of Jasper County. Otto requested the board of supervisors lend him the document ...

A series of storms have begun to drench parts of the central U.S. and trigger flash flood warnings. See which areas are most ...

Jeff Pomeranz was city manager in West Des Moines when the community was approached around 2008 by a consultant looking for ...

She willingly provided information ascertained through her research, referencing EPA, DNR, and other agencies’ documentation about pollution occurring in the Mississippi River, for example, in not ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a spill of several hundred gallons of red dye into Prairie Creek ...

Iowa's Gov. Kim Reynolds announced April 11 that she won't seek the office next year. As the dust of surprise settled, many ...

Belton City Council approved a preliminary plat for Phase IA of the River Farm Development — a riverfront subdivision where 1 ...

Iowa's Gov. Kim Reynolds announced April 11 that she won't seek the office next year. As the dust of surprise settled, many ...

Kim Reynolds announced she won’t seek reelection. On this episode of River to River, Iowa Capital Dispatch’s editor-in-chief Kathie Obradovich shares who may run in her place. Then IPR’s ...

Ben Kieffer joined Iowa Public Radio in 2000 and is host of IPR’s daily noon talk show River to River, which he also helps produce. Prior to joining IPR, Ben lived and worked in Europe for more ...