From Des Moines River flood mitigation to new trail connections, Iowa's capital city has multiple long-term, high-dollar infrastructure and renovation projects on the horizon. Capital improvement ...

King tides bring unusually high water levels, and they can cause local tidal flooding. Over time, sea-level rise is raising ...

Des Moines residents now can get cheaper flood insurance after the city completed several floodplain management projects that increased its score with the National Flood Insurance Program's ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is nearly ready to start a project to get rid of an invasive species of fish in an ...

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The yearly rate of high tide flooding is more than twice that from just 20 years ago because of sea level rise, but flooding fluctuates year to year.

INTENSE FLOODING IN IOWA HAS CAUSED WATER LEVELS HERE TO RISE, BUT CITY LEADERS SAY SOME LEVELS ARE TOO LOW. KCCI ALYSSA GOMEZ EXPLAINS HOW WATER LEVELS ON THE DES MOINES RIVER ARE BEING ADJUSTED ...

A local business in Des Moines is celebrating its grand reopening Saturday after closing for six weeks due to flooding. Funky ...

Des Moines residents now can get cheaper flood insurance after the city completed several floodplain management projects that increased its score with the National Flood Insurance Program's Community ...