In preparation for summer’s arrival, the north basin has gone through two applications of chemicals in May and June.

ONAWA, IA (KTIV) - Thursday night, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources held a public meeting to address concerns about ...

The city of Clear Lake is among the Iowa communities that previously banned consumer fireworks altogether but can no longer ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, has put out a list of 10 beaches you may want to avoid this weekend due to ...

Here are the beaches you should skip, according to Iowa Department of Natural Resources beach monitoring. All 10 tested high ...

Area state lakes that are not recommended for swimming are Blue Lake Beach near Onawa, Black Hawk Beach near Lake View and ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says ten state beaches have elevated e-coli levels.As a result, the DNR says swimming is not recommended at the followi ...

CLEAR LAKE—Thomas Meyer is officially a Hawkeye. The 6’6’’ tight end from Clear Lake signed his letter of intent to the University of Iowa on Wednesday morning in front of his friends and ...

Iowa DNR's Susan Stocker discusses life jacket safety for the Fourth of July at Saylorville Lake in Johnston on July 1.

State environmental officials are calling an invasive plant’s resurgence at East Lake Okoboji the largest vegetation boom the Iowa Great Lakes have seen in more than 30 years.

Beaches might be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Florida or California but likely not when contemplating Iowa, Nebraska, or the Dakotas. Yet every state has stellar beaches.