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

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.

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

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 following beaches:Backbone BeachBeeds Lake ...

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

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

A body was recovered from Lake MacBride in Johnson County, west of Solon, on Saturday morning. The Sheriff's Office said a passerby on the walking trail near the main boat ramp at Lake MacBride State ...