Can I water my garden? Can I fill my pool? Here's what's allowed under the Des Moines metro's first-ever lawn watering ban.

Celebrate Independence Day at Waukee's two-day event at Centennial Park with yard games, food vendors, a parade and more. On ...

The former owners of Adventureland Park have settled with the eastern Iowa family of an 11-year-old boy who died on a ride at the theme park. Michael Jaramillo, 11, of Marion died in 2021 when the ...

Central Iowa Water Works — the Des Moines region's water authority — on June 12 banned its 600,000 commercial and residential customers from watering their lawns, effective immediately and ...

An Iowa amusement park's former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021.

An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021. A company that ...

Several Des Moines metro splash pads are shut down as the metro is under its first-ever lawn watering ban. Central Iowa Water Works — the Des Moines region's water authority — on June 12 ...

Tami Madsen, executive director of Central Iowa Water Works, speaks during a press conference issuing a ban on lawn watering at Polk County Emergency Management on June 12, 2025, in Des Moines.

I first heard about Modern Woodmen Park in 2019, when images of the Davenport, Iowa, ballpark surrounded by the Mississippi ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WKRC) - A settlement was reached in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy from Iowa who tragically drowned at an amusement park. The agreement was ...

Central Iowa Water Works says cities can reopen splash pads and spraygrounds as extreme heat arrives. But its first-ever lawn watering ban continues.