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Train derailment into Mississippi River near Montrose

• 11/15/2021 8:17:00 AM
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MONTROSE, IOWA -- At approximately 11:50 PM on November 13, 2021 a train collided with a barge that had been parked along the shore of the Mississippi River near Montrose in Lee County, Iowa. The southbound train operated by BNSF hit the stationary barge, derailing two locomotives and overturning several coal cars between the main line and side track. Several hundred gallons of diesel was released on the ballast material, and was seeping into the Mississippi River from the locomotive fuel tank. A number of coal ca...

Lee County Manure Release

• 7/9/2019 10:43:00 AM
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KEOKUK - Sunday afternoon, DNR investigated a report of an unnamed creek running black near Mississippi River Road about 4 miles north of Keokuk.

Alliant Energy and Iowa DNR team up to offer eight Operation ReLeaf events this fall

• 8/8/2017 1:31:00 PM
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DES MOINES – A popular program offering landscape quality trees at a deep discount to Alliant Energy customers will be held at eight locations across Iowa this fall. Residential tree distributions will take place in Buena Vista, Fayette, Jefferson, Jones, Lee, Linn, Lucas and Story counties this September and October.

DNR Finds Manure Runoff While Checking Weekend Complaint in Lee County

• 2/2/2016 1:41:00 AM
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FORT MADISON – The DNR checked on a complaint received Sunday that manure was running off into Rogers Ditch about seven miles northeast of Fort Madison.