Due to high nitrate levels from farm chemical runoff, the utility that supplies water to 600-thousand residential and commercial customers in the Des Moines area is imposing an immediate ban on watering lawns. Tami Madsen, executive director of Central Iowa Water Works, says nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, which supply the […]
Iowa legislature votes to increase penalty for animal torture
The legislature has unanimously passed a bill that raises the penalty for animal torture to a felony, with a potential sentence
