The Lobe Rangers consist of James Hepp of Rockwell City, Matt Bormann of Algona, and Zack Smith of Lake Mills. They are a nonpartisan group (two registered Republicans and an Independent) of Iowa ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Water quality is an election issue, with 82 percent of Iowans more likely to vote for a candidate who ...

EXPECTED TO BE EVEN HIGHER THAN IT WAS TODAY. UC IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR A WATER TOWER THAT OVERFLOWED TODAY. THIS JUST IN, WE GOT A PHOTOGRAPH OF WATER SPEWING OUT OF THE WATER TOWER THIS MORNING.

Water leaks and water damage are one of my biggest fears as a homeowner. With hardwood floors throughout my house, even a small water leak could turn into a massive repair bill and a huge ...

Sensors to detect temperature, pressure, and gases, such as CO 2, have been around for centuries. However, the latest devices can measure a growing list of substances and process the data in real-time ...

The Des Moines River braids through a floodplain south of Woodward in Dallas County. A network of sensors across Iowa capture real-time data in rivers and streams, including nitrate, pH, temperature ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Three out of four of Iowa’s nitrate monitors will stop operating by next June after the state reallocated $500,000 in funding from the water quality ...

New portable test detects and measures different PFAS 'forever chemicals' in water, identifying trace amounts of these potentially toxic substances. (Nanowerk News) They linger in our water, our blood ...

They linger in our water, our blood and the environment—so-called "forever chemicals” that are notoriously difficult to detect. But researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of ...

What if we told you that the plastic shopping bag from last week’s grocery run could one day help detect toxic metals in drinking water? Sounds like science fiction? Think again. A dazzling new ...

The vital key to protecting your home from damage, both simple and drastic, is proper preparation. When you prepare your home for certain eventualities, you'll be able to catch these hazards in the ...