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Cattle manure identified as source of fish kill in Jackson County

• 9/23/2016 3:21:00 PM
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ANDREW – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has identified a small beef open feedlot as the source of a 3.5-mile- long fish kill investigated Sept. 9 in Upper Brush Creek, a trout stream north of Andrew in Jackson County.

Boil Advisory Issued for City of Malcom in Poweshiek County

• 9/18/2016 2:16:00 PM
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MALCOM – A boil advisory has been issued for the city of Malcom in Poweshiek County after the system experienced a drop in water pressure.

Fish Kill in Lyon County Near Inwood Caused by Cattle Runoff

• 9/15/2016 5:15:00 PM
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INWOOD – Thursday, DNR specialists from Spencer investigated a fish kill reported about two miles north of Inwood in Lyon County.

DNR traces fish kill near Collins in Jasper County to an underground tile line

• 9/14/2016 8:38:00 AM
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COLLINS – A fish kill along Wolf Creek in Jasper County has been traced to high ammonia levels flowing out of an underground tile line about one mile southwest of Collins in Story County.

Three-Mile Lake Fish Renovation Planned for Sept 20-22

• 9/13/2016 1:02:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will begin a fish renovation at Three-Mile Lake in Union County on Sep. 20th.  DNR staff will treat the watershed streams on Sept. 20-21 with Prentox® PrenfishTM, a plant-based fish toxicant commonly known as Rotenone to eradicate the current fish population, and the lake on Sept. 22nd. 

Historic Fort Atkinson State Preserve Comes Alive, Sept 24-25

• 9/13/2016 12:56:00 PM
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Hundreds of soldiers, buckskinners, craft demonstrators, hunters, trappers and traders will recreate life in the 1840s, Sept 24-25 at the 40th Annual Fort Atkinson Rendezvous.

DNR Investigates Fish Kill in Jackson County Trout Stream

• 9/9/2016 8:58:00 PM
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ANDREW --DNR is investigating a fish kill in Upper Brush Creek, a trout stream about 3.5 miles north of Andrew in Jackson County.

DNR Investigating Fish Kill Near Sheldon

• 9/8/2016 1:50:00 PM
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SHELDON - State DNR investigators are responding to a fish kill along the Little Floyd River near Sheldon in O’Brien County.

Nebraska Man Injured Sunday Evening After Being Thrown from Boat

• 9/6/2016 8:45:00 AM
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DES MOINES – An Omaha, Neb. man was injured after being thrown from a boat Sunday evening on the Missouri River in Harrison County.

Fish Kill Investigated Near Collins in Jasper County

• 9/6/2016 8:40:00 AM
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COLLINS – A fish kill south of Collins near the Jasper-Polk County line is being investigated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Fishing Regulations to be Relaxed at Central Park Lake

• 8/31/2016 3:35:00 PM
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CENTER JUNCTION - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will relax fishing regulations at Central Park Lake in Jones County starting on September 3, to allow anglers to more freely harvest game fish before the lake is renovated this fall.

Fishing Regulations to be Relaxed at Corydon Reservoir

• 8/30/2016 1:55:00 PM
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Corydon – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will relax fishing regulations at Corydon Reservoir in Wayne County, effective immediately, to allow anglers to more freely harvest game fish before the lake is renovated this fall.

Flooding Impacts Aldo Leopold Wildlife Area Ahead of Dove Hunting Season

• 8/30/2016 1:53:00 PM
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The 1,350-acre Aldo Leopold Wildlife Area in southeast Bremer County has experienced significant flooding from storms that rolled through northeast Iowa last week. The area is popular with dove hunters and with the season opening on Thursday, hunters who were planning to hunt the area are advised to scout it again before heading out.

Public Meeting to Discuss Central Park Lake's Improvement Plan

• 8/30/2016 1:52:00 PM
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Center Junction – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Jones County Conservation Board will host a public meeting at 6:30 p.m., September 13, at the Central Park Nature Center, to discuss plans for improving water quality and recreational opportunities at Central Park Lake, in Jones County.

Water Level to Drop at Fogle Lake

• 8/30/2016 1:50:00 PM
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DIAGONAL – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to begin lowering Fogle Lake near Diagonal in Ringgold County after the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Boil Advisory Lifted for City of Otho in Webster County

• 8/26/2016 1:01:00 PM
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OTHO – A boil advisory has been lifted for the city of Otho in Webster County after water samples indicate the water is safe to drink.

Big Spring Hatchery Evacuates Trout Due to Flood Threat

• 8/26/2016 10:39:00 AM
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You know the flooding is bad when even fish have to be evacuated.

Public Meeting to Discuss Silver Lake's Improvement Plan

• 8/23/2016 1:41:00 PM
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MANSON - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Iowa State University and the Silver Lake Protective Association will host a public meeting at 6 p.m., August 29, at the Ayrshire Community Building in Ayrshire, to discuss plans for improving the water quality in Silver Lake in Palo Alto County.

Boil Advisory Lifted for Portion of Pleasantville

• 8/21/2016 3:16:00 PM
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PLEASANTVILLE – A boil advisory issued for a portion of Pleasantville in Marion County on Friday has been lifted.

Boil Advisory Issued for Portion of Pleasantville in Marion County

• 8/19/2016 8:17:00 AM
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PLEASANTVILLE – A boil advisory for a portion of Pleasantville in Marion County has been issued after a water main break late Thursday evening.

DNR Investigates Two Fish Kills in Northwest Iowa

• 8/16/2016 8:14:00 AM
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SPENCER – The DNR is wrapping up investigations of two fish kills in northwest Iowa which were reported Sunday to the DNR’s Spencer field office.

Boil Advisory Issued for City of Otho in Webster County

• 8/11/2016 8:44:00 AM
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OTHO – A boil advisory for the city of Otho in Webster County has been issued after the system experienced a drop in water pressure.

Boil Advisory Issued for City of Meservey

• 8/5/2016 7:27:00 PM
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MESERVEY – A boil advisory for the city of Meservey in Cerro Gordo County has been issued after the system experienced a drop in water pressure.

Results of Emmet County Fish Kill Available

• 8/5/2016 8:36:00 AM
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SUPERIOR – At least 605 fish were killed about four miles northwest of Estherville, according to numbers released today by Iowa DNR.  

DNR investigating third fish kill this week

• 8/4/2016 4:59:00 PM
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SUPERIOR – DNR environmental and fisheries staff are investigating the third fish kill this week, this time in western Emmet County about four miles northwest of Estherville.

DNR investigating fish kill near in Des Moines County

• 8/4/2016 4:58:00 PM
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YARMOUTH – A fish kill near the headwaters of Big Creek about a mile west of Yarmouth in Des Moines County resulted in less than a quarter of a mile of stream being impacted.

Investigation unable to pinpoint source of Delaware County fish kill

• 8/4/2016 4:55:00 PM
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RYAN – Investigators looking into a Delaware County fish kill that occurred in July have been unable to identify what caused it.

Second fish kill in Des Moines County being investigated near Yarmouth

• 8/3/2016 3:37:00 PM
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YARMOUTH – Environmental specialists and fisheries biologists from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are on the scene of another fish kill Wednesday in Des Moines County.

DNR Investigates Fish Kill in Southeast Iowa Near Mediapolis

• 8/2/2016 9:19:00 AM
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Mediapolis – The DNR is investigating a fish kill along approximately five to six miles of Cedar Fork Creek starting about four miles west of Mediapolis in Des Moines County.

Ongoing wastewater discharge in Mount Pleasant

• 7/27/2016 4:34:00 PM
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MOUNT PLEASANT -- The city of Mount Pleasant in Henry County reported an ongoing wastewater discharge to DNR Wednesday afternoon.

Boil advisory lifted for city of Chariton

• 7/27/2016 12:51:00 PM
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CHARITON – A boil advisory for the city of Chariton in Lucas County has been lifted.

Boil Advisory Issued for City of Chariton in Lucas County

• 7/25/2016 8:18:00 AM
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CHARITON – A water main break in the city of Chariton has resulted in pressure loss and water outages prompting a boil advisory. 

Boil advisory lifted for Marble Rock in Floyd County

• 7/22/2016 3:49:00 PM
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MARBLE ROCK – A boil advisory for the city of Marble Rock has been lifted after water samples show the water is safe for drinking.

Boil Advisory to be Issued for Marble Rock in Floyd County

• 7/19/2016 3:29:00 PM
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MARBLE ROCK – Due to routine cleaning and inspection of the town’s water tower on July 20, the City of Marble Rock is advising residents to boil water during the maintenance and until bacteria samples come back clean. 

Two injured in personal watercraft explosion on Black Hawk Lake

• 7/6/2016 3:55:00 PM
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LAKE VIEW – A personal water craft exploded Tue on Black Hawk Lake in Sac County sending two people to the hospital.

O'Brien County Fish Kill Affects Nearly Two Miles of Stream

• 7/1/2016 4:04:00 PM
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SUTHERLAND – Approximately 2,500 fish were killed along nearly two miles of Barry Creek following a manure spill Thursday afternoon northeast of Sutherland in O’Brien County.

DNR Investigating O'Brien County Fish Kill

• 6/30/2016 4:11:00 PM
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SUTHERLAND – The DNR responded to a manure spill in O’Brien County about five miles northeast of Sutherland Thursday afternoon.

Boil Advisory Lifted for City of Callender

• 6/30/2016 10:32:00 AM
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CALLENDER – A boil advisory issued for the city of Callender in Webster County has been lifted.

Public Meeting Scheduled for July 20 to Discuss Permit for Trail in Wahpeton

• 6/28/2016 3:22:00 PM
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The public is invited to provide comments on a permit needed by the Dickinson County Trails Board to cross publicly-owned land and water under jurisdiction of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Black Bear Killed on Allamakee County Highway

• 6/27/2016 11:11:00 AM
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DES MOINES – A young black bear was struck and killed by a truck Friday evening on Highway 76 near the Yellow River Forest in southeast Allamakee County.

Boil Advisory Lifted for City of Moravia

• 6/24/2016 3:45:00 PM
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MORAVIA – A boil advisory for the city of Moravia in Appanoose County has been lifted. Water samples collected from the system show the water is safe to drink.

DNR Investigates Red Dye in Stream Near Clarinda

• 6/24/2016 12:56:00 PM
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CLARINDA – Red dye poured into a storm sewer in Clarinda has reached a tributary of the West Nodaway River in Page County.

Heavy Rainfall Closes Shooting Range At Hawkeye Wildlife Area

• 6/22/2016 1:55:00 PM
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IOWA CITY - The Tim Dorr rifle and handgun range at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area is closed after a nearly six inch rainfall Tuesday night damaged the recently completed renovation on the popular shooting range.

Repairs Wednesday in Moravia Lead to Water Shut Down, Boil Advisory

• 6/21/2016 11:22:00 AM
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MORAVIA – The Appanoose County city of Moravia is advising residents to boil their drinking water following repairs to a water main Wednesday morning.

Leaking Manure Storage Reaches Creek in Osceola

• 6/16/2016 2:35:00 PM
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ASHTON – Thursday morning a complaint about a manure discharge led DNR investigators to a leaking aboveground storage tank about 1.5 miles northeast of Ashton in Osceola County.

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