Nick El Hajj

3 days ago | desmoinesregister.com | Nick El Hajj

Fifteen West Des Moines fire-rescue captains and lieutenants sued the city for alleged FLSA overtime violations. The lawsuit claims the city misclassified them as salaried managers, withheld overtime pay, and then cut their hourly pay. The firefighters allege the city failed to pay overtime even after acknowledging the misclassification.

3 days ago | desmoinesregister.com | Nick El Hajj

A state audit revealed nearly $127,000 in missing funds from Conesville, Iowa, due to actions by former city clerk Yamira Martinez. Martinez allegedly misused city funds for personal purchases, unauthorized payroll, and uncollected utility revenues. A state auditor's investigation has determined that nearly $127,000 left Conesville’s coffers without proper authorization while former clerk Yamira Martinez managed the rural city’s books from mid-2022 to spring 2024.

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Nick El Hajj

An Ohio man is accused of threatening to blow up a West Des Moines insurance building after recording and posting a video to Instagram, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dallas County. Christopher Marsh Webb, 57, of Columbus, allegedly drove to American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. on Saturday, June 21 and began filming outside the building at 6000 Westown Parkway, according to the complaint.

1 week ago | desmoinesregister.com | Donnelle Eller |Nick El Hajj

Central Iowa Water Works is allowing splash pads and spray grounds to reopen despite a lawn watering ban remaining in effect. The decision comes as nitrate levels in source water are slowly decreasing, but still exceed federal limits. While the lawn watering ban continues to address high nitrate levels, splash pads and spray grounds use significantly less water.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Donnelle Eller |Nick El Hajj

Central Iowa Water Works says it will allow its member cities and utilities to reopen public splash pads and spray grounds as temperatures reach dangerously high levels in the Des Moines metro area and across the state this weekend. The city of Des Moines said its spraygrounds will reopen with reduced hours of noon to 6 p.m. daily, and that splash polls will reopen with full, regular hours, although the Ashfield Park Wading Pool will remain closed until further notice.