Des Moines Water Works speaks out against the EPA’s July decision to remove sections of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers ...

Amy Kahler, the CEO and General Manager of Des Moines Water Works, said that the EPA’s decision to remove segments of the ...

Boaters were rescued from the Raccoon River Monday afternoon after experiencing mechanical issues. At around 4:30 p.m.

Iowa DNR opposed Biden EPA deciding Des Moines, Raccoon, other river segments were impaired. Trump EPA rescinded the decision ...

The utility warned this week on Facebook that the Raccoon River was at less than one-tenth its median flow, dropping to 135,000 gallons per minute from 1.8 million.

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Less than a year after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added segments of five Iowa rivers to the impaired waters ...

Forecasters at the National Weather Service are warning of flood risks for the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers in Des Moines.

More than 500,000 households and businesses in central Iowa depend on water that Des Moines Water Works draws from the Raccoon River, and that number is expected to grow to 835,000 in 20 years.

He's run Raccoon River Excursions for 15 years, seeing hundreds of clients a weekend, but lately he's noticed his clients are more apprehensive about going on the river.

In spring 2019, Raccoon River Park will receive a two-story boat ramp that includes a rental office, boating education center and water access, including boat docks and storage.

The Raccoon River ranked ninth. The group also placed the lower Missouri River, which forms Iowa’s western border and also flows through Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, second on the national list.