Storm damage and flooding impact some Iowa state parks for Memorial Day weekend 5/23/2024 10:41:00 AM View Count 3689 Several Iowa state parks have been impacted by recent heavy rains and storms, causing closures in some areas. Visitors are urged to plan in advance heading into the holiday weekend in case a park activity or location is affected.
For those willing to hike, South Skunk Wildlife Area offers off-the-beaten-path experience 9/26/2023 12:54:00 PM View Count 4529 A 40-foot strip of wild plum-lined land leads from the one-and-only parking lot on the north end of the South Skunk Wildlife Area, to a large remote floodplain grassland in southern Jasper County.
Wastewater discharge reported at Newton Correctional Facility 4/1/2019 7:54:00 AM View Count 2197 JASPER COUNTY, Iowa – The Iowa DNR is investigating a wastewater discharge currently happening at the Newton Correctional Facility.
Man run over while setting up deer blinds for veterans hunt 11/12/2018 9:39:00 AM View Count 3430 JASPER COUNTY, Iowa – At approximately 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, November 10, a man was run over by a Polaris Ranger at the Reichelt Unit Area while setting up hunting blinds for a veteran’s deer hunt.
Boil advisory lifted in Kellogg 1/5/2018 2:32:00 PM View Count 2846 KELLOGG - A boil advisory in the Jasper County city of Kellogg was lifted this morning after test results showed the tap water is safe to drink.
Kellogg under boil advisory in Jasper County 1/3/2018 2:34:00 PM View Count 2902 KELLOGG - A break in a small water main in the 300 block of High Street Tuesday afternoon caused the city of Kellogg to lose water pressure for about an hour.
DNR traces fish kill near Collins in Jasper County to an underground tile line 9/14/2016 8:38:00 AM View Count 4002 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.
Fish Kill Investigated Near Collins in Jasper County 9/6/2016 8:40:00 AM View Count 3499 COLLINS – A fish kill south of Collins near the Jasper-Polk County line is being investigated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.