Jackie Gautsch an environmental specialist senior with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources uses a fluorometer to measure levels of phycocyanin, an indicator of cyanotoxins, as she collects water ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is recommending that Iowans avoid swimming in 15 beaches across ...

Multiple swim beaches at lakes around the area are currently closed due to high water and debris from storms earlier this week. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, all swim beaches at Norfork ...

Iowa beaches tend to get busy during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. But for a dozen beaches across the state, swimming is not recommended.The Iowa DNR suggests avoiding those 12 beaches, most of ...

More beaches have been added to the not recommended for swimming list, according to the latest Iowa Department of Natural Resources beach monitoring report released July 25. Thirteen beaches monitored ...

Shallow water, a large sandbar and geese droppings contribute to the high bacteria levels. Park officials are considering options for the beach's future, including dredging the sandbar. Late-summer ...