Lake Macbride State Park, a popular Johnson County swimming and boating spot, had high enough bacteria levels for the state to issue no-swim advisories 12 of 15 weeks of the summer. The Iowa ...

Last year, the Iowa National Resource Commission voted in support of a ban on liquor, wine and beer on Lake Macbride's beach. The commission's recommendation came after the Iowa Department of ...

The Department of Natural Resources has made some changes at a state park beach in eastern Iowa in an effort to curb some recent problems. The DNR has changed the hours at Lake Macbride State Park ...

Most of Iowa’s state-owned beaches don’t have lifeguards on duty, according to officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. KCRG-TV reports one of those beaches is at Lake Macbride ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Commission approved a Notice of Intended Action after a 6-0 vote on June 9 to move forward in banning alcohol on the beach at Lake Macbride State Park, near ...

The University of Iowa will not renew its lease for the Macbride Nature Recreation Area (MNRA) when it expires on July 1, ...

Ron Puettmann, Iowa Department of Natural Resources park manager for Lake Macbride, said the DNR was notified that a young girl was missing a little after 2 p.m. He said no lifeguards are ...

Last week, the DNR did not recommend swimming at 10 Iowa beaches. The DNR monitors beaches for two sources of pollutants, E.

SOLON, Iowa (KWWL) — The Iowa DNR have posted signs at beaches in the Lake MacBride area warning visitors of the toxins that were found in the water due to a large blue-green algae bloom last ...

SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) - A Hiawatha woman was arrested Sunday after police said she was drinking and driving when she crashed into a tree at Lake Macbride beach. In a criminal complaint, police said ...

If you're wondering how many times Iowa beaches were unsafe for swimming, here's a look back at the trends from the DNR's water quality testing.

“They had their life vests just sitting on the paddle boards.” Since Lake Macbride was a state park, it’s under the jurisdiction of the Iowa DNR. We asked if that beach needs lifeguards.