Good morning, Des Moines.

Heavy rainfall flooded foundations and blocked drains, prompting local plumbing crews to work around the clock on fixing backups and failing sump pumps.

Holt Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electrical has reassigned staff and advises homeowners to test drainage systems annually (including sump pump checks).

Marine veteran Kemp Miller is having trouble bringing his Filipino wife to Iowa because new immigration policies have made it harder for her to join him.

He hopes adjustments will soon allow their family to be reunited.

Des Moines schools named interim superintendent Matt Smith as permanent leader on Tuesday, Sept.

15, forgoing a national search; his contract runs through June 30 and he will guide a $265 million education reform project + address falling enrollment. Smith has been with the district since 2010.

A heavy rain on Tuesday left Leah Davis with recurring basement flooding as water rose through a saturated foundation after her sump pump failed.

Polk County Emergency Management is monitoring Walnut Creek and the Raccoon River and adjusting plans as flash flooding threats persist for the rest of the week.

Nearly 300 locals gathered Monday evening at Iowa Taproom in Des Moines as three farmers from the Des Moines Lobe pressed for tighter water-quality policies + more conservation funding to protect regional rivers and streams.

Scientists from over 30 local institutions released the annual Iowa Climate Statement today to raise awareness about fast-growing electricity demand from new data centers and a projected 30% load increase in the next decade.

Iowa utilities plan future investments in wind, solar, and other energy sources to meet rising needs.

Flooding in Clive forced officials to close the Greenbelt Trail between Country Club Boulevard and 73rd Street and Swanson Boulevard from 88th to 94th Street — limiting access in the area.

VA Cemetery Bureau Chief Gavin Sandvig said few WWII veteran funerals took place at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter and that after the last WWII veteran at Marshalltown’s Veterans Home passed away at 102, over 120 veterans remain statewide while Korean War burials also decline.

An investigative report shows that decades of heavy chemical use in rural Iowa have led to a rising cancer crisis with counties like Cass and Palo Alto reporting rates above national averages—local health officials warn that strained facilities and costly water nitrate removal point to long-term risks.

Researchers warn Iowans using private wells face increased arsenic risk, and the Iowa INSIGHT program now offers free testing in five counties — Benton, Cedar, Jones, Mitchell, and Plymouth.

Private well owners are urged to use the program to ensure their water is safe.

Starts Right Here is converting the former Elim church on East Ninth Street into 18 apartments for at risk youth, with units opening Nov.

16 and basement classrooms set to finish in January.

Des Moines nonprofit Starts Right Here is nearing the completion of converting a former Lutheran church into an 18-unit affordable housing complex and alternative school for at-risk youth.

Developers statewide are restoring historic buildings such as churches and schools to add affordable homes and support labor in the slow housing market.

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