Rainfall in the spring and early summer briefly relieved drought in the Corn Belt but it also contributed to elevated nitrate concentrations in many of the region’s waterways. During dry years, nitrates from soil microbes and farm fertilizers can accumulate in fields until it rains and a lot of it flushes into rivers, lakes and […]
Blizzard brings dozens of crashes and one death in SE Iowa
Blizzard conditions forced the closure of long stretches of Interstates 80 and 35 Sunday night, while the Iowa State Patrol responded
