Recent studies have found elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water correlates with health issues like cancer and thyroid disease — even below what current federal standards deem as safe. But ...

As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of nitrates in their source water, some central Iowans are eyeing the ...

Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record levels of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A warning has been issued for unhealthy drinking water in multiple towns in the south suburbs, which is especially dangerous for infants. The village of University Park ...

Rich Gradoville reads the results of a test strip he dipped into a spot along the Des Moines River to monitor the nitrate levels, and records the results on an app on his phone. (Photo by Cami ...

YODER, Kan. (KSNW) — Nitrate levels in the water supply for Reno County Rural Water District 101 remain above safe limits, officials confirmed this week. A water sample taken on June 2 tested at 12 ...

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In the middle of January of 2011, 16-year-old Jacob Peters developed a bad cough. Doctors initially diagnosed him with an upper respiratory infection. But when Jacob didn’t improve, his father, Gary ...

YODER, Kan. (KSNW) — Nitrate levels for the water district that serves the Yoder community are still too high. The Reno County Public Works Department says tests earlier this month show that Rural ...