The list of 10 most endangered rivers of 2025, according to the nonprofit American Rivers, includes the Mississippi River and the lower Rio Grande.

The push for one Iowa landowner to farm a designated wetland is likely to affect neighbors downstream. And a legal weight hangs over the situation.

The exhibits within the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center educate people of all ages about Iowa’s water. New features right behind the building help people to get up close and personal with ...

Each day this week, the Des Moines Register will be presenting one of the daily maps for RAGBRAI 2025. Here's today's.

Rich Gradoville visits the streams near his home in Johnston, Iowa, not for fishing or recreating, but to test the nitrate concentration of the flowing water.

January and February were dry months, but March saw above-normal rainfall, which improved some drought conditions in Iowa ...

A grassfire in southwestern North Dakota's Adams County has scorched 4,000 acres and destroyed several structures.

Each day this week, the Des Moines Register will be presenting one of the daily maps for RAGBRAI 2025. Here's today's. In the ...

Each day this week, the Des Moines Register will be presenting one of the daily maps for RAGBRAI 2025. Here's today's. Themes ...

A brief review of maps available on the internet pointed us toward the north end where there is plenty of water less than 20 ...

Congress mentioned Millville as part of a proposed postal route in 1846. Route 4551 would go “from Dubuque, Dubuque county, ...

The second day of RAGBRAI 2025 will start in Milford and end in Estherville after a brief jaunt through Minnesota ...